String Length in PAD

[JohnStraumannPA]

Hello all:

Is there a Len(%varname%) function or something similar in PAD to get the length of a string variable?

John.

[MichaelAnnis]

If it is a TEXT variable type, you can use the property .Length to get the length.

So, in variable form it would be %TEXTVARIABLE.Length%

Best of Luck!

[Pstork1]

Variables have properties that can be accessed.  You can access the length property of a variable using either the dialogue or the % notation in the following example.

[JohnStraumannPA]

Thanks for the response, I get an error: Variable 'TabName' doesn't have  a property 'Length'. I also tried %TabName%.Length, but the if fails.v

[MichaelAnnis · Accepted solution]

What is the property type of TabName?  You should be able to find it by going to your Variable Pane (on the right) and right-click -> View.  Need to know what is says here:

[JohnStraumannPA]

Datarow

[JohnStraumannPA]

Thanks for the guidance, got it! CurrentItem[0].Length