Returns the number of characters in a character expression or memo field.
Syntax
LENC(cExpression)
Returns
Numeric
Arguments
cExpression
Specifies the character expression for which LENC( ) returns the number of characters.
Remarks
LENC( ) is designed for expressions containing double-byte characters. If the expression contains only single-byte characters, LENC( ) is equivalent to LEN( ).
LENC( ) returns the number of characters in a character expression or memo field containing any combination of single-byte and double-byte characters.
This function is useful for manipulating double-byte character sets for languages such as Hiragana and Katakana.