RawLength Vs Len function

[vamsi.4a6]

Difference between RawLength and Len function?

As far as i know RawLength function operates on Raw Data type and Len function operates on String data type.But i do not know what is meant by Raw Data type?Could anybody provide any sample data for Raw Data type to understand Raw Data type?

[rameshrr3]

RawLength() returns number of bytes of data from a raw ( VarBinary/Binary ) data column. Len() returns number of characters - which can vary depending upon the encoding you use to store character data ( Single Byte or double byte etc) for a column.

[ray.wurlod]

In DataStage BASIC (and therefore in sequences) you have ByteLen() rather than RawLength(). There is also LenDP() which is the length of a string in terms of the number of character positions needed to display it, catering primarily for double width characters encountered in some Asian character sets.
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