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 FT_FLEN()
 Return a field's length.
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 Syntax

      FT_FLEN( <xVar> ) -> nLen

 Arguments

     <xVar> is either a field name or ordinal .DBF position.

 Returns

     the length of the specified field.  -1 if error.

 Description

     FT_FLEN() reports the length of any .DBF field.

 Examples

     nLen:= FT_FLEN("unit_prc")
     nLen:= FT_FLEN( 2 )
     - or -
     nNum:= FT_FNUM( "unit_prc" )
     nLen:= FT_FLEN( nNum )

 Source: FIELD.PRG

 Author: Steve Kolterman
See Also: FT_FPLACE() FT_FVALLEN() FT_FDEC() FT_FNUM() FT_FTYPE() FT_FVAL()
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