GetLength_(Method)

Get the length of the specified field.

Function GetLength(cursor As CursorPos, length As Long) As Long

Parameters

No	Name	Type	Optional	Default	Description
1	cursor	CursorPos	No	-	Position inside the field for which to retrieve the length
2	length	Long	No	-	On success will contain the length of the field in characters. In the case of an error, the contents of this parameter are undefined
Return Code			Description
JGS_OK			The field length was found
JGS_PARAMETERERROR			Missing or invalid parameter
JGS_NOTCONNECTED			Your application is not connected to any valid session
JGS_POSITIONERROR			The specified position in the screen is invalid
JGS_SYSERROR			The function failed due to a system error
JGS_NOFIELD			The position was not inside a field or the screen is unformatted
JGS_ZEROLENFIELD			The specified field has a length of 0

Sample Code

Dim myPos as CursorPos
Dim myLength as Long
Dim result as Long
myPos.row = 18
myPos.column = 45
result = field.GetLength(myPos, myLength)
If result = JGS_OK then
... ' myLength contains length of field
Else ...