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'This example uses the LEN function to print the length of a string and the
'size in bytes of several types of variables.
 
CLS    'Clear screen.
TYPE EmpRec
   EmpName AS STRING * 20
   EmpNum AS INTEGER
END TYPE
DIM A AS INTEGER, B AS LONG, C AS SINGLE, D AS DOUBLE
DIM E AS EmpRec
 
PRINT "A string:" LEN("A string.")
PRINT "Integer:" LEN(A)
PRINT "Long:" LEN(B)
PRINT "Single:" LEN(C)
PRINT "Double:" LEN(D)
PRINT "EmpRec:" LEN(E)
END
 
'Sample Output
'
'A string: 9
'Integer: 2
'Long: 4
'Single: 4
'Double: 8
'EmpRec: 22