function/LEN                                                     function/LEN
 
 NAME
     LEN -- Returns the number of characters in the string
 
 ABBREVIATION
     None

 SYNOPSIS
     LEN(<string>)

 FUNCTION
     This function returns the number of characters (including spaces and 
     other symbols) in the string <string>.
 
 INPUTS
     <string> - string to be evaluated
 
 RESULT
     Number of characters (numeric).

 EXAMPLES
     None
 
 NOTES
     None
 
 BUGS
     None
 
 SEE ALSO
     None