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What should I do to query all leads with the length of city__c > 20 characters in SOQL or to get the SOQL length of string? Is there something missing in my documentation, as I cannot see anything like a length() in SOQL?
What should I do to query all leads with the length of city__c > 20 characters in SOQL or to get the SOQL length of string? Is there something missing in my documentation, as I cannot see anything like a length() in SOQL?
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Log in to answerBest Answer · By JanBask Salesforce Expert
Answered on Aug 29, 2023
I would suggest that you create a formula field of type NUMBER and then insert a simple formula into it that can calculate the length of the string. Like below:

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