get the size of a variable

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get the size of a variable

Post by jmburnod » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:35 am

Hi All,
Following the topic "Delete local : good practice" of bangkok
Is there a way to get the size of a variable in LC ?

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Re: get the size of a variable

Post by Klaus » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:37 am

Bonjour Jean-Marc,

not directly, but maybe you can get the length: -> length(tVariable)
of the variable, each char will be ca. 1 Byte?


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