What are you using to verify that you only get a space? You're not going to see it in QA or SSMS, as they don't show things like carriage returns/tabs/etc. If you select that cell into a front end that does display those things, it may work fine.
Seth Phelabaum
Consistency is only a virtue if you're not a screwup. 😉
Links: How to Post Sample Data[/url] :: Running Totals[/url] :: Tally Table[/url] :: Cross Tabs/Pivots[/url] :: String Concatenation[/url]