nchar (c("convert this to 47 because it has 47 characters", "this one has 26
characters", "13 characters"))
HTH Claudia
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Claudia Beleites
Dipartimento dei Materiali e delle Risorse Naturali
Università degli Studi di Trieste
Via Alfonso Valerio 6/a
I-34127 Trieste
phone: +39 (0 40) 5 58-34 47
email: cbeleites at units.it