Duey: Have you tried the (Slen()) function?
The Syntax is (slen(character_string)) which of course can be a reference to a column or a variable. Hope this helps. Mike Ramsour -----Original Message----- From: Duey Heffelfinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Counting Characters in a string Good Morning, I'm sure this one's simple, but I haven't found the answer yet. I need to count the number of characters in a string. Is there a function for that? Duey ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Duey Heffelfinger, Director of Computer Services + + E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dana College + + Phone : 402-426-7289 2848 College Drive + + Blair, Nebraska 68008 + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + If you can dream it, it can come true! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
