<cfscript> function sizeOf(var1){ return len(var1.getbytes()); } <cfscript>
That should do the trick... getbytes returns a byte array so the len of it I think should give you the bytes in your string. Adam H On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:49:12 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bettina Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:33 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: How can I get the size in bytes/bits of something? > > > > ><cfset x = "HelloWorld" /> > > ><cfset bytes = sizeof(x) /> > > > > You're probably looking for the LEN() function, i.e. bytes=LEN(x)... > > That's close... but in Java (and thus CFMX+) I believe that you should > double that for "byte size" as Unicode character sets use two bytes per > character. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:193572 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54