Re: string length

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Date	Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:39:06 -0500
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:11:16 +0000, Tim Streater wrote:
> In article <umgkqacqlbwl.1erkg4bj91fbo$.dlg@40tude.net>, richard
><noreply@example.com> wrote:
>
>> What can I use to count the number of characters in a string?
>> strlen() does not seem to work properly.
>
> IME, it does.
>
>> count_chars() does several different things but does not count the total.
>> In BASIC I would use value=len(a$).
>> I've had a look at the string functions and don't see a one that does this.
>> 
>> what I'm looking to do is, read a directory and load an array based upon
>> certain conditions of the file name.
>> 
>> Using strlen and trying to match the file length to a fixed value does not
>> work for me.
>
> Suggest you give some examples which fail. You sure there are no
> unprintable characters in the filename?
>
> I've never had a problem with strlen.

Wild-assed guess. Multibyte characters biting his bottom. If I'm right,
this will be even more entertaining than third normal form...

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string length richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-03-18 10:45 -0400
  Re: string length Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-18 15:11 +0000
    Re: string length "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2014-03-18 10:39 -0500
    Re: string length The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-18 15:57 +0000
  Re: string length Gabe <usenet@moojuice.net> - 2014-03-18 15:53 +0000
    Re: string length The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-18 16:00 +0000
      Re: string length Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-18 17:47 +0000
  Re: string length Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-18 22:50 +0000

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