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LEN Function (VisioShapeSheet)

lindalu

03/09/2015

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Vis_DSS.chm60104

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e7a62a86-36bf-31d3-a33b-2444f72d60fe

Returns the number of characters in a text string.

LEN Function (VisioShapeSheet)

Returns the number of characters in a text string.

Syntax

LEN (text )

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data Type	Description
text	Required	String	The character string whose length you want to find.

Return value

Numeric

Example

LEN ("Seattle, WA")

Returns 11.