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LEN

Syntax

LEN(string_expr)

LEN returns the number of characters of the giving string expression, excluding trailing blanks.

Example

This example returns the company name and the number of characters in the name for each company.

SELECT CompanyName, LEN(CompanyName)
FROM Customers 
Here is the result set: 
CompanyName 
_____________________________ 
Consolidated Holdings        	21
Eastern Connection          	18
France restauration 	19
Great Lakes Food Market      	23
Island Trading               	14
Let's Stop N Shop           	17 

Equivalents in other databases

TABLE 94. Equivalents in other databases

IBM DB2	LENGTH function
Oracle	LENGTH function