On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Wolfgang Schuster <
schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Alan Stone
> <software.list.1es9s@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a command which returns the number of lines for a given portion
> of
> > text ?
>
> \starttext
>
> \setbox\scratchbox\vbox{\input knuth\par}
>
> \getnoflines\htdp\scratchbox


\getnoflines{\htdp\scratchbox}  % this works


> Your text has \noflines\ lines.


or: Your text has \noflines lines.


> \stoptext
>

\scratchingmyhair...  ;O)

! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
                   l
l.7 Your text has \noflines\ l
                              ines.

Alan

-- 
Best,
Alan

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