Reading characters without using LEN()

[Wunderbar]

is there a basic way of counting the number of characters entered by user.
Say a user enters 1234. The number of characters read is suppose to be 4. I'm looking for a simple solution to this. [sig][/sig]

 

[dpaulson]

I doubt there is anything simplier then len(). What do you need that len() will not work for you? [sig]<p>David Paulson<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br> [/sig]

 

[rbobbitt]

What's wrong with using Len()? How are you getting the characters from the user in the first place?

Regards, [sig]<p>Russ<br><a href=mailto:bobbitts@hotmail.com>bobbitts@hotmail.com</a><br><a href=

http://home.earthlink.net/~bobbitts>Bobbitt

is in</a><br>[/sig]

 

[rbobbitt]

[Just had mystical vision that OP is using QBasic rather than VISUAL Basic] [sig]<p>Russ<br><a href=mailto:bobbitts@hotmail.com>bobbitts@hotmail.com</a><br><a href=

http://home.earthlink.net/~bobbitts>Bobbitt

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[Alt255]

One might count the keystrokes in the textbox KeyPress event but one would have to add extra code to filter out the backspace and tab keys and all the other keys that don't contribute to the length of a string in a text box.

May I ask what prompts the question?
[sig]<p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.vorpalcom.com>A

plain black box</a><br>Don't sit down. It's time to dig another one.[/sig]