Re: Displaying xx number of characters

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14598
interpreted = N
texte = >I'm looking for a way to display only the first 80 characters of a >description field. Can someone point me in the right direction? Do I need >to use the new [GetChar] function? If so what would the syntax look like? I >havn't been able to find anything in any of the reference pages (beta or >otherwise). Just a shove in the right direction would be most helpful...Look under [Format], as in [Format 80s]xxxxx[/Format].Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Displaying xx number of characters (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. Displaying xx number of characters (Marty Schmid 1997)
>I'm looking for a way to display only the first 80 characters of a >description field. Can someone point me in the right direction? Do I need >to use the new [GetChar] function? If so what would the syntax look like? I >havn't been able to find anything in any of the reference pages (beta or >otherwise). Just a shove in the right direction would be most helpful...Look under [format], as in [Format 80s]xxxxx[/Format].Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Grant Hulbert

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