diff --git a/PROMS/DataLoader/Sections.cs b/PROMS/DataLoader/Sections.cs
index 67f07828..03e050d8 100644
--- a/PROMS/DataLoader/Sections.cs
+++ b/PROMS/DataLoader/Sections.cs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ namespace DataLoader
 			string s = dr["text"].ToString().PadRight(130, ' ');
 			string rid = dr["recid"].ToString(); // RECID
 			string num = s.Substring(85, 20).TrimEnd();
-			string fmt = s.Substring(75, 10).TrimEnd();
+			string fmt = s.Substring(75, 8).TrimEnd();
 			if (fmt == "") fmt = null;
 			bool ismulti = false;
 			bool conv_caret = true;