diff --git a/include/textset.cpp b/include/textset.cpp
index 02b2660fa..8614066e7 100755
--- a/include/textset.cpp
+++ b/include/textset.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ bool TAS400_recordset::set_field(const TAS400_column_info& fi, const TVariant& v
   case _longfld:
     {
       TString80 str;
-      if (fi._width > 9 && var.is_real())
+      if (fi._width > 8 && var.is_real())
         str = var.as_real().string(fi._width, 0, ' ');
       else
         str.format("%*ld", fi._width, var.as_int());
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ bool TAS400_recordset::set_field(const TAS400_column_info& fi, const TVariant& v
   case _longzerofld:
     {
       TString80 str; 
-      if (fi._width > 9 && var.is_real())
+      if (fi._width > 8 && var.is_real())
         str = var.as_real().string(fi._width, 0, '0');
       else
         str.format("%0*ld", fi._width, var.as_int());
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ bool TAS400_recordset::set_field(const TAS400_column_info& fi, const TVariant& v
       r.overwrite(str, fi._pos, fi._width);
       break;
     }
+    // fall down to default
   default:
     r.overwrite(var.as_string(), fi._pos, fi._width);
     break;