StringLen Acting Wierd

[Orbiter]

$Len = StringLen($Result)
    Msgbox(0,"",$Len)
    If $Len < 8 Then
        $digits = 8 - $Len
        For $i = 1 To $digits
            $aSpace[0] = Chr(Random(97, 122, 1)) ;a-z
            $aSpace[1] = Chr(Random(48, 57, 1)) ;0-9
            $aSpace[2] = Chr(Random(65, 90, 1)) ;A-Z
            $Adder &= $aSpace[Random(0, 3)]
        Next
        $Result = $Result & $Adder
    Else
    EndIf
    Return $Result
EndFunc   ;==>_Password

I suspected that my StringLen wasn't working as it should so I debugged it with a Msgbox. The strange thing is:

1. The msgbox pops up two times. Once with $Len as 0, the second time with $Len as the real stringlength of $Result.

What causes this "loop"? Why is $Len 0 the first time?

[jaberwacky]

Only thing I can figure is that you have another msgbox somewhere in your script that you forgot about.

[MvGulik]

Odd function start code you got there.

$Len = StringLen($Result)
...
EndFunc   ;==>_Password

[smartee]

Maybe length was really equal to 0 at that point, and its likely you have another MsgBox(), hard to help with so little code.

More code=More help