If the column holds numeric data only the best way to deal with it is to use a numeric data type.
Based on what I know the engine (even with Compact Edition although I'm not an expert) should trim any trailing spaces when doing a comparison. Are you doing the comparison with SQL or in .NET once you've loaded the data?
Jack Corbett
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