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VBS_GetLength_(Method)

Get the length of the specified field.

Function VBS_GetLength(row As Variant, column As Variant, length As Variant) As Long

Parameters

NoNameTypeOptionalDefaultDescription
1rowVariantNo-

screen row inside the field for which to retrieve the length

2

column

Variant

No

-

screen column inside the field for which to retrieve the length

3

length

Variant

No

-

On success will contain the length of the field in characters. In the case of an error, the contents of this argument 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 row as Variant
Dim column as Variant
Dim fieldLength as Variant
Dim result as Long
row = 18
column = 45
result = field.VBS_GetLength(row, column, fieldLength)
If result = JGS_OK then
...   ' fieldLength contains length of field
Else ...

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