Использовать такую функцию

Код:
function fullLength (number, len, char) {
var str = String (number);
var preffix = "";
if (str.length < len) {
for (var i = 0; i < len - str.length; i++) {
preffix += char;
}
}
return preffix + str;
}
trace (fullLength (1, 4, "-"));
trace (fullLength (1, 3, "0"));
trace (fullLength (1, 2, "0"));
trace (fullLength (1, 1, "-"));
trace (fullLength (10000, 4, "-"));