Font width alignment issues

All

I need to change the font from Courier to Times New Roman on all of our
letters and external reports. For the most part this is not an issue but
when converting programs with O specs or printer files with columns the
alignment goes wrong due the typographic nature of the new font.

e.g.

Courier version
 
Item        Price     Description
Shoes       39.99     Blue Suede Shoes
Suit       199.99     Dinner Jacket 
 
Times New Roman version
 
Item        Price     Description
Shoes       39.99     Blue Suede Shoes
Suit       199.99     Dinner Jacket

Is there a way to rework these printer files and keep the column formatting
without changing them to use the POSITION key word rather than the normal
column position? 

I have searched the archives and found a few similar questions posed but no
answers that seem to work for me.

Any tips would be gratefully received.

Mark Mellish
Senior Analyst Programmer
Fortis Insurance Limited

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