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OCTET_LENGTH

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OCTET_LENGTH

OCTET_LENGTH  


 

 

Command OCTET_LENGTHOCTET_LENGTH (arithmetic_expression)

The OCTET_LENGTH function returns the number of bytes of the arithmetic_expression, including any trailing whitespace.

Example  

This example returns the number of octets for a column comprised of binary data:

SELECT OCTET_LENGTH (MyBinary_col)
FROM MyTable
WHERE MyBinary_col = '93FB';
` returns 2



See also 

BIT_LENGTH

 
PROPERTIES 

Product: 4D
Theme: Functions

 
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