Len
Using the LEN Function
In this tutorial you will learn how to use the LEN Function.
The LEN function returns an Integer containing the length of characters in a string.
=LEN( string )
string the value you wish to count
In this example we will work with a Name.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| R | i | c | h | a | r | d | | R | o | s | t |
The result is 12.
 Query
The results using a Query would be
 FORM
In a Form you could set the Default Value of a Textbox to
=LEN("Richard Rost")
 VBA
In a Form add a TEXTBOX control and rename it "txtLen", then you could add the following in the Load Event.
Private Sub Form_Load()
txtLen = Len("Richard Rost")
End Sub
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