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**LEN(**//string//**)**

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| **LEN** | Returns length of a string. |
| //string// | A string constant, variable, or expression. |

The **LEN** procedure returns the length of a //string//. If the //string// parameter is the label of a STRING variable, the procedure will return the declared length of the variable. If the //string// parameter is the label of a CSTRING or PSTRING variable, the procedure will return the length of the contents of the variable. Numeric variables are automatically converted to STRING intermediate values.

| **Return Data Type:** | UNSIGNED |

**Example:**

**IF ****LEN****(CLIP(Title) & ' ' & CLIP(First) & ' ' & CLIP(Last)) > 30 !If full name won't fit**

** Rpt:Name = CLIP(Title) & ' ' & SUB(First,1,1) & '. ' & Last    !use first initial**

**ELSE**

** Rpt:Name = CLIP(Title) & ' ' & CLIP(First) & ' ' & CLIP(Last)  !else use full name**

**END**

**Rpt:Title = CENTER(Cus:Name,****LEN****(Rpt:Title))               !Center the name in the title**