how to get the length of a number

[Stan Cook]

Saketh wrote:
> Stan Cook wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me how to get the length of a number.  I
>> know len(string) will get the length of a string, but it
>> doesn't like len(int).  I seem to remember something like %s
>> string.  I tried to set a variable = to %s int, but that
>> doesn't work.  Is there a function I've forgotten about to
>> convert an integer to a string?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Stan
> 
> Use str(int). Then use len(). For example, len(str(12345)) will give
> you 5.
> 
Ahhhh! How could I have forgotten that.  Boy is my face red :)

Thanks....

I'll try to make my next question a more intelligent one.

Regards,

Stan