Re: TIB: Getting the length of strings

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Subject: Re: TIB: Getting the length of strings
From: Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@isd.ingham.k12.mi.us>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:09:39 -0400
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Paul DeLeeuw wrote:

> In case this hasn't been said yet, to find a length of a string:
>
> dim("string in quotes" or stringvar)
>
> The response will be a number, the length in character of the string. To
> find pixels wide, multiply by 6, as that is the width of each character in
> the string.
> To put a string at the center of the program screen, use this form:
> Output row,119-dim(string),string
>
> Paul DeLeeuw

Yes, that's what I was looking for.  Very useful function.

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