diff --git a/include/filetext.cpp b/include/filetext.cpp
index 5859a5480..be09c3bcf 100755
--- a/include/filetext.cpp
+++ b/include/filetext.cpp
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ int TFile_text::read(TRecord_text& rec)
       int pos = tc.position();
       int len = tc.length();
       lavoro = buffer.mid(pos, len); 
+      lavoro = format_field(tc, lavoro);
       rec.add(lavoro, i);
     }
   }
@@ -447,7 +448,9 @@ int TFile_text::read(TRecord_text& rec)
     ts.restart();
     for (int i = 0; i < items; i++)
     {
+      TTracciato_campo& tc = tr.get(i);
       lavoro = ts.get();
+      lavoro = format_field(tc, lavoro);
       rec.add(lavoro, i);
     }
   }                                   
@@ -563,8 +566,9 @@ TString& TFile_text::format_field(TTracciato_campo& tc, TString& campo)
       else
         campo.left_just(length, tc.filler());            
     } 
-    else
-      campo.cut(length); 
+    else              
+    	if (length > 0)
+    		campo.cut(length); 
     return campo;    
 }