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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