diff --git a/nxscript.c b/nxscript.c
index fb93a260..810417cf 100644
--- a/nxscript.c
+++ b/nxscript.c
@@ -1491,6 +1491,37 @@ static int SPutAddType(void *message, void *userData)
   }
   return MPCONTINUE;
 }
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Writing should not fail due to some error in padding. Thus this routine
+protects against errors but does not fail 
+  ------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int SPutPadding(void *message, void *userData)
+{
+  pPutMessage self = (pPutMessage)message;
+  char *pPtr = NULL, *pEnd = NULL;
+  unsigned int len, i;
+  
+  if(self->v.dataType == HIPTEXT && strstr(self->v.v.text,"@len") != NULL){
+    pPtr = strchr(self->v.v.text,'=');
+    pPtr++;
+    pEnd = strchr(pPtr,'@');
+    if(pPtr != NULL && pEnd != NULL){
+      *pEnd = '\0';
+      len = atoi(pPtr);
+    }
+    pPtr = malloc(len*sizeof(char));
+    if(pPtr != NULL){
+      memset(pPtr,0,len*sizeof(char));
+      strncpy(pPtr,pEnd+1,len);
+      for(i = strlen(pPtr); i < len-1; i++){
+	pPtr[i] = ' ';
+      }
+      free(self->v.v.text);
+      self->v.v.text = pPtr;
+    }
+  }
+  return MPCONTINUE;
+}
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int SPutDim(void *message, void *userData)
 {
@@ -1604,6 +1635,7 @@ static void configurePutPipe()
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SGetData, NULL,NULL);
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,GetDefString, NULL,NULL);
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutAddType, NULL,NULL);
+  /*  AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutPadding, NULL,NULL); */
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutDim, NULL,NULL);
   AppendMPFilter(putPipe,SPutWrite, NULL,NULL);
 }