/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb PASCAL, Predeclared Routines, Char Strng, LENGTH  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  The LENGTH function returns an integer value that is the  length
  of a specified string expression.

  Syntax:

     LENGTH( str )

  The parameter 'str' must be a character-string expression.