Try this: $accno="00002927"; $accno=substr("00000000",0,(8-strlen($accno+1))).($accno+1); I don't test, but i hope it'll work fine. suresh kumar wrote: > i am facing one problem in type casting. > $accno="00002927"; > $accno=$accno+1; > its o/p is 2928. but i want output to be 00002928.i am > waiting response from u. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to > http://yahoo.shaadi.com -- --------------------------------------------------- João Cândido de Souza Neto Web Developer -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php