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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[AT()]], [[LEFT()]], [[LENC()]], [[RAT()]], [[RIGHT()]], [[SET STRESCAPE]], [[STREXTRACT()]], [[STRLEN()]], [[STRTRAN()]], [[STUFF()]], [[SUBSTR()]]
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[[AT()]], [[LEFT()]], [[LENC()]], [[RAT()]], [[RIGHT()]], [[SET STRESCAPE]], [[STR_COMPRESS()]], [[STR_UNCOMPRESS()]], [[STREXTRACT()]], [[STRLEN()]], [[STRTRAN()]], [[STUFF()]], [[SUBSTR()]]
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==

Latest revision as of 12:45, 22 March 2021

Purpose

Function to return length of specified expression

Syntax

LEN(<exp>[,<expL>])

See Also

AT(), LEFT(), LENC(), RAT(), RIGHT(), SET STRESCAPE, STR_COMPRESS(), STR_UNCOMPRESS(), STREXTRACT(), STRLEN(), STRTRAN(), STUFF(), SUBSTR()

Description

The LEN() function returns the output width of the specified expression <exp>. The expression can be of any data type, including memo fields and arrays. The optional <expL> is ignored.

Use the LENC() function when working with Unicode/UTF-8 characters.

Example

open database southwind
use example
? len(last_name)
        16
? len(notes)
      8851
? len("")
         0