diff --git a/client/util.c b/client/util.c
index c52dfa28f..e48d482ee 100644
--- a/client/util.c
+++ b/client/util.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void SwapEndian64ex(const uint8_t *src, const size_t len, const uint8_t blockSiz
 
 //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  line     - param line
-//  bg, en   - symbol numbers in param line of beginning an ending parameter
+//  bg, en   - symbol numbers in param line of beginning and ending parameter
 //  paramnum - param number (from 0)
 //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int param_getptr(const char *line, int *bg, int *en, int paramnum)
@@ -306,6 +306,15 @@ int param_getptr(const char *line, int *bg, int *en, int paramnum)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int param_getlength(const char *line, int paramnum)
+{
+	int bg, en;
+	
+	if (param_getptr(line, &bg, &en, paramnum)) return 0;
+
+	return en - bg + 1;
+}
+
 char param_getchar(const char *line, int paramnum)
 {
 	int bg, en;
diff --git a/client/util.h b/client/util.h
index 797fa118d..8b59a9987 100644
--- a/client/util.h
+++ b/client/util.h
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@
 # define BSWAP_16(x) ((( ((x) & 0xFF00 ) >> 8))| ( (((x) & 0x00FF) << 8)))
 #endif
 
-// Boolean
-#define TRUE                        1
-#define FALSE                       0
 #define EVEN                        0
 #define ODD                         1
 
@@ -130,6 +127,7 @@ extern void num_to_bytebitsLSBF(uint64_t n, size_t len, uint8_t *dest);
 extern uint8_t *SwapEndian64(const uint8_t *src, const size_t len, const uint8_t blockSize);
 extern void SwapEndian64ex(const uint8_t *src, const size_t len, const uint8_t blockSize, uint8_t *dest);
 
+extern int param_getlength(const char *line, int paramnum);
 extern char param_getchar(const char *line, int paramnum);
 extern int param_getptr(const char *line, int *bg, int *en, int paramnum);
 extern uint8_t param_get8(const char *line, int paramnum);