VBA Measuring the length of strings

Use the Len function to determine the number of characters in a string

Const baseString As String = "Hello World"
Dim charLength As Long
charLength = Len(baseString)
'charlength = 11

Use the LenB function to determine the number of bytes in a string

Const baseString As String = "Hello World"
Dim byteLength As Long
byteLength = LenB(baseString)
'byteLength = 22

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