STR_LENGTH, STR_LNG

Script Functions: Returns the length of a string

Syntax

STR_LENGTH (String)
STR_LNG (String)

Syntax	Description/Format
String	Alphanumeric string Format: script literal or script variable

Return code
Number of string characters

Comments

Both script functions are functionally identical.

Examples

The first example returns 18 as the number of characters.

:SET &number# = STR_LENGTH(" Automic software ")

The second example retrieves the length of the string that is assigned with a script variable.

:SET &number# = STR_LENGTH(&string)