>>>>>>I need to return the size of a character string in bytes. Is there any function that can help me accomplish this task. I've tried _STRLEN() API but i can't seem to get the correct syntax.
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>>>>>>Any help is greatly appreciated!
>>>>>>Thank in advance
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>>>>>Just check field length: for characted field size=length, e.g. if length=12, size=12 bytes.
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>>>>One addition, if it's not field but character variable use LEN() function to return length=size.
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>Sorry about the other message, but I pressed send by mistake... and Michel doesn't let us to make 2 replies to the same message!
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>Why "if it's not field but character variable..."?!
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>Vlad

strlen = len(string) ie : len(" a string ") returns 10 including left and right trailing spaces. If needed you eliminate trailing spaces with ltrim(), rtrim() or trim(), alltrim().
if you are asking for a field variable ie: Cust_name, len(cust_name) equals to the size of field, same as fsize("cust_name"). In this case you could use len(trim(cust_name)) to remove trailing spaces to get the entered value's length (rarely you need alltrim()). And finally values returned are equal to size in bytes (use c versions ie: lenc() if using double byte characters).
Cetin