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_GetStringSize() - Determine the size in bytes of a text string.

Started by guinness , Jun 11 2011 07:52 AM

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#1 guinness

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 07:52 AM

I was creating an application where I had to determine how much a text string was in size (bytes, megabytes,) so I decided to create a small Function that writes the string to a temporary file and then calculate the size in bytes. I also added the ability to output the filesize to th largest possible format e.g. if the filesize was 1048576 bytes then the Function (with output enabled) would Return 1 MB, thanks to Spiff59 for _ByteSuffix.

Function:

AutoIt

; #FUNCTION# ====================================================================================================================
; Name ..........: _GetStringSize
; Description ...: Determine the size in bytes of a text string.
; Syntax ........: _GetStringSize($sString[, $iOutput = 0])
; Parameters ....: $sString             - String to determine the size of.
;                  $iOutput             - [optional] Format the bytes to the largest value e.g. 1024 bytes will be returned as 1 KB. Default is False - Unformatted or True - Formatted.
; Return values .: Success - Formatted string size.
;                  Failure - None
; Author ........: guinness
; Remarks........; Thanks to spiff59 for the formatting idea - <a href='http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/116897-folder-sync-tool/page__view__findpost__p__815328' class='bbc_url' title='' rel='norewrite'>http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/116897-folder-sync-tool/page__view__findpost__p__815328</a> & trancexx for using StringLen.
; Example .......: Yes
; ===============================================================================================================================
Func _GetStringSize($sString, $fOutput = Default)
    Local Const $aOutput[9] = [' bytes', ' KB', ' MB', ' GB', ' TB', ' PB', ' EB', ' ZB', ' YB']
    Local Const $iUBound = UBound($aOutput)
    Local $iFileGetSize = StringLen($sString), $iCount = 0
    If $fOutput Then
        While $iFileGetSize > 1023
            $iCount += 1
            $iFileGetSize /= 1024
        WEnd
        $iFileGetSize = Round($iFileGetSize, 2) & $aOutput[$iCount]
    EndIf
    Return $iFileGetSize
EndFunc   ;==>_GetStringSize

Example use of Function:

ConsoleWrite(_GetStringSize('How Much Is This Text In Bytes?', False) & @CRLF) ; String example without format.
ConsoleWrite(_GetStringSize('How Much Is This Text In Bytes?', True) & @CRLF) ; String example with format.

Local Const $sString = 'You can download the main AutoIt package and other related tools from this page.' & @CRLF & @CRLF & _
            'AutoIt has been designed to work on Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 ' & _
            'and Windows 2008 R2. With no annoying runtime libraries required!' & @CRLF & @CRLF & _
            'AutoIt executables and setup programs have been digitally signed by "Jonathan Bennett".'
ConsoleWrite(_GetStringSize($sString, False) & @CRLF) ; Example without formatting.
ConsoleWrite(_GetStringSize($sString, True) & @CRLF) ; Example with formatting.

Any comments, suggestions are welcomed. Thanks.

This was the old Version I created before trancexx pointed out I could do it a more efficient way.

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AutoIt

; #AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7
; #FUNCTION# =========================================================================================================
; Name...........: _GetStringSize
; Description ...: Determine the size in bytes of a text string.
; Syntax.........: _GetStringSize($sString, [$iOutput = 0])
; Parameters ....: $sString  - String to determine the size of.
;                  $iOutput - [Optional] - Format the bytes to the largest value e.g. 1024 bytes will be returned as 1 KB. (Default = 0 - Unformatted & 1 - Formatted.)
; Requirement(s).: v3.2.2.0 or higher
; Return values .: Success - Returns filesize in bytes (formatted or unformatted.)
;                  Failure - Returns -1 & sets @error to 1.
; Author ........: guinness
; Example........; Yes
; Remarks........; Thanks to spiff59 for the format idea - <a href='http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/116897-folder-sync-tool/page__view__findpost__p__815328' class='bbc_url' title='' rel='norewrite'>http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/116897-folder-sync-tool/page__view__findpost__p__815328</a>
;=====================================================================================================================
Func _GetStringSize($sString, $iOutput = 0)
    Local $aOutput[9] = [" B", " KB", " MB", " GB", " TB", " PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB"], $hFileOpen, $iCount, $iFileGetSize, $sFile = @ScriptDir & "_GetStringSize.dat"
    $hFileOpen = FileOpen($sFile, 2)
    If $hFileOpen = -1 Then
        FileClose($hFileOpen)
        Return SetError(1, 0, -1)
    EndIf
    FileWrite($hFileOpen, $sString)
    FileClose($hFileOpen)
    $iFileGetSize = FileGetSize($sFile)
    FileClose(FileOpen($sFile, 2))
    If $iOutput Then
        While $iFileGetSize > 1023
            $iCount += 1
            $iFileGetSize /= 1024
        WEnd
        $iFileGetSize = Round($iFileGetSize, 2) & $aOutput[$iCount]
    EndIf
    FileDelete($sFile)
    If @error Then
        Return SetError(1, 0, $iFileGetSize)
    EndIf
    Return $iFileGetSize
EndFunc   ;==>_GetStringSize

AutoIt

; #AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7
; #FUNCTION# =========================================================================================================
; Name...........: _GetStringSize
; Description ...: Determine the size in bytes of a text string.
; Syntax.........: _GetStringSize($sString, [$iOutput = 0])
; Parameters ....: $sString  - String to determine the size of.
;                  $iOutput - [Optional] - Format the bytes to the largest value e.g. 1024 bytes will be returned as 1 KB. (Default = 0 - Unformatted & 1 - Formatted.)
; Requirement(s).: v3.2.2.0 or higher
; Return values .: Success - Returns filesize in bytes (formatted or unformatted.)
;                  Failure - Returns -1 & sets @error to 1.
; Author ........: guinness
; Example........; Yes
; Remarks........; Thanks to spiff59 for the format idea - <a href='http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/116897-folder-sync-tool/page__view__findpost__p__815328' class='bbc_url' title='' rel='norewrite'>http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/116897-folder-sync-tool/page__view__findpost__p__815328</a> & smartee.
;=====================================================================================================================
Func _GetStringSize($sString, $iOutput = 0)
    Local $aOutput[9] = [" B", " KB", " MB", " GB", " TB", " PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB"], $iCount, $iFileGetSize
    $iFileGetSize = BinaryLen(StringToBinary($sString))
    If $iOutput Then
        While $iFileGetSize > 1023
            $iCount += 1
            $iFileGetSize /= 1024
        WEnd
        $iFileGetSize = Round($iFileGetSize, 2) & $aOutput[$iCount]
    EndIf
    Return $iFileGetSize
EndFunc   ;==>_GetStringSizeEx

Edited by guinness, 04 April 2013 - 10:12 AM.

Example List: _AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringIsValid() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChar() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • FileInstallr • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIGetBkColor() • LockFile() • PasteBin • SciTE Jump • Signature Creator • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...Updated: 11/04/2013

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#2 smartee

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 08:02 AM

Why not just use something like this?

BinaryLen(StringToBinary("a sentence 24 bytes long"))

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#3 guinness

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 08:11 AM

Oh well don't I look like a fool by smartee again.

I actually didn't think about BinaryLen() I don't know what is wrong with me right now. Thanks for the heads up. I updated the Function above :huh2:

Edited by guinness, 11 June 2011 - 08:17 AM.

Example List: _AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringIsValid() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChar() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • FileInstallr • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIGetBkColor() • LockFile() • PasteBin • SciTE Jump • Signature Creator • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...Updated: 11/04/2013

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#4 guinness

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Posted 24 June 2011 - 11:18 AM

I updated the OP with the addition of Exabyte (EB), Zettabyte (ZB) & Yottabyte (YB). Any suggestions or comments then please post below. Thanks.

Example List: _AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringIsValid() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChar() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • FileInstallr • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIGetBkColor() • LockFile() • PasteBin • SciTE Jump • Signature Creator • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...Updated: 11/04/2013

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#5 jchd

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 04:43 AM

This only works well for ANSI strings, or more precisely AutoIt strings (Unicode) which contain only characters in your ANSI codepage.

Exabyte (EB), Zettabyte (ZB) & Yottabyte (YB)

Not going to see that anytime soon in Windows

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#6 KaFu

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 08:14 AM

This only works well for ANSI strings, or more precisely AutoIt strings (Unicode) which contain only characters in your ANSI codepage.
Not going to see that anytime soon in Windows

that's what I thought to, maybe we'll have to wait for Win15 or something like that :oops:

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#7 guinness

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 09:50 AM

Thanks jchd. And yeh I realise the additional formats are overkill, but I'm future proofing

Example List: _AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringIsValid() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChar() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • FileInstallr • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIGetBkColor() • LockFile() • PasteBin • SciTE Jump • Signature Creator • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...Updated: 11/04/2013

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#8 trancexx

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 10:13 AM

Well, could there be any practical usage? Or is this just code demonstration?

I have troubles understanding to what bytes the result refers to? Memory size or what?

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#9 guinness

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 10:22 AM

File size. I needed it for the PasteBin application due to PasteBin.com enforcing a limit on the '(file) size' of data you can upload, 512 kilobytes to be exact for a free user.

Example List: _AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringIsValid() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChar() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • FileInstallr • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIGetBkColor() • LockFile() • PasteBin • SciTE Jump • Signature Creator • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...Updated: 11/04/2013

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#10 trancexx

Hm, I really shouldn't.

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 12:00 PM

Aha.

How is the numeric result different than StringLen($sString)? No formatting.

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#11 guinness

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 12:28 PM

How is the numeric result different than StringLen($sString)? No formatting.

There is none. Don't I feel stupid, just did a little reading about the Ascii characterset & I'm somewhat dumbfounded I didn't know this.

Clearly I wasn't thinking at the time of creating this, thanks trancexx for helping, it's true what they say you never stop learning.

Example List: _AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringIsValid() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChar() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • FileInstallr • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIGetBkColor() • LockFile() • PasteBin • SciTE Jump • Signature Creator • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples...Updated: 11/04/2013