Gyrus wrote: > > Wouldn't Len(string) do it? Assuming 1 byte per character, of course. The > only common exception I can think of is Unicode
I can think of a few more, like most Azian charsets. > but if you're storing in Unicode, Len(string)*2 would do it. Depends on the form of use. It can be anywhere between 1 and 4 bytes, and even different characters in one form of use can have a different number of octets. UTF-8, which is the default in CF MX, is one of the variable length types. Filing an enhancement request for an Octet_Length() function might be a good idea (with exactly that name, that way it is the same as the SQL Octet_Length() function). Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
