syntax error that shouldn't be

[Kenneth Brody]

On 3/14/2014 7:46 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Fairlight" <fairlite at fairlite.com>
>
>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 03:23:41PM -0400, Kenneth Brody thus spoke:
>>>
>>> My docs say that LEN() and EDIT() only take fields, not expressions.
>>
>> Right from the in-cabe help file:
>>
>> LEN (exp) Finds length of field or expression.
>>
>> I could screenshot it, if you'd like.
>
> I have been wanting to do this for almost a decade...
>
> "What does the code say, Ken?"

I already knew that the code says it only takes a field/variable, and not an 
expression.  (And, just in case, I double-checked.)

FYI, my dcabe.hlp file says "Returns the number of characters in exp, 
including leading or trailing spaces."  So, *technically* it only *implies* 
that it takes expressions.  :-)

However, I originally checked the online manual, which shows:

=====

Syntax:

     Then:  LEN(f)

Where "f" is a dummy or real field.

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-- 
Kenneth Brody