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  1. Apr 20th, 2007, 05:35 PM #1
    stevevb6
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    Resolved [RESOLVED] Counting charatcers in a label's caption

    How would i count the characters in a label's caption? is it possible to have the number set as an integer?
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  2. Apr 20th, 2007, 05:58 PM #2
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    Re: Counting charatcers in a label's caption

    ??? You want the length of the caption.

    Dim intCount As Integer
    intCount = Len(Label1.Caption)
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    Re: Counting charatcers in a label's caption

    Dim intCount As Integer

    intCount = Len(Label1.Caption)
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    Re: Counting charatcers in a label's caption

    Wow Bruce that's quite a coincidence.
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  6. Apr 20th, 2007, 06:17 PM #5
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    Re: Counting charatcers in a label's caption

    Thanks guys.
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