x = MEMLINES(table.column)

>>I am using the TextMerge() function inside of a HTML table with preset widths.
The source data is contained in a memo field and with a SET MEMOWIDTH TO 50 the following text returns a value of 3.
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>>XXX FILE NO. 12345678901 J. DAVID V
>>XXX FILE NO. 12345678901 J. DAVID V. ABCDEFGHIJ
>>A/R
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>>When the text renders the output is on four lines as follows:
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>>XXX FILE NO. 12345678901 J. DAVID V
>>XXX FILE NO. 12345678901 J. DAVID V.
>>ABCDEFGHIJ
>>A/R
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>>is there a better way to determine the number of rows that the variable output length will occupy?
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>What function or expression do you use to obtain the number of lines?