DEF VAR cString AS CHAR. DEF VAR lString AS LONGCHAR. DEF VAR ii AS INT. DEF VAR iPos AS INT INIT 1. FIX-CODEPAGE(lString) = 'utf-8'. DO ii = 1 TO 10: cString = SUBSTITUTE('Zuerich-&1&2', STRING(ii,'999'), '/'). lString = lString + cString. iPos = LENGTH(cString). END. MESSAGE iPos SKIP STRING(lString) VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX INFORMATION BUTTONS OK.