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Use the Len ( ) Function to Check for Empty Strings

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Use the Len() function to check for an empty string rather than the”<>” or “=” operators. For instance: 

 If sName <> "" Then ... End If

This is functionally the same, but is faster: 

 If Len(sName) Then ... End If

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