How can one number equal 2 in LEN function???(resolved)

[paralinx]

Hello all,

This is the dumbest thing i've ever seen. I'm trying to see if a number's length is 1 or 2, and doing something from that, but it is messed up.


Look at my attached screen shots, it says "7" in the LEN function = 2


What the heck??

[MET777]

i believe the extra is the space that comes before the number that accomodates the negative sign... but i could be wrong

[|2eM!x]

Its because what they are dimmed as, a long will return 4 with len. You should wrap it in cstr

len(cstr(seconds))

[Jumpercables]

What are minutes and seconds declared as ? Integers? or strings?

[paralinx]

What are minutes and seconds declared as ? Integers? or strings?

integers

[paralinx]

Its because what they are dimmed as, a long will return 4 with len. You should wrap it in cstr

len(cstr(seconds))

great man, works!

[Jumpercables]

Well it might be possible that there is an extra "thing" added onto the minutes/seconds when you are doing a calculation between a String (from text box) and Integer values.

[Bruce Fox]

In this case Len() is converting the number and returning the number of bytes.

An Iteger/Boolean = 2 Bytes
A Long/Single = 4 Bytes

That is what you are seeing.

The CStr() (as Remix pointed out) is required as the Len() parameter is a String Data Type.

See also LenB() - (Length of String orvaraible in Bytes).