NAME
  LEN Function

SYNOPSIS
  LEN(stringexpression$)
  LEN(variable)
      o stringexpression$    Any string expression.
      o variable             Any nonstring variable.

DESCRIPTION
  Returns the number of characters in a string or the number of bytes
  required to store a variable.

  Example:
      a$ = "Microsoft QBasic"
      PRINT LEN(a$)

SEE ALSO
  OPEN