Re: Do not truncate a whole word
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59904
interpreted = N
texte = Here's how I do it (requires WebDNA 6 for "listchars")... This example will show between 50 and 60 characters, stopping at the first space character in that range.[text]done=F[/text][getchars start=1&end=50][x][/getchars][listchars start=51&end=60&chars=[url][x][/url]][hideif [done]=T][if "[char]"=" "][then][text]done=T[/text][/then][else][char][/else][/if][/hideif][/ listchars]- brianOn Nov 4, 2004, at 11:14 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote:> Hi>> I need a little help here. I want to truncate a paragraph of text but > do not want to cut it off mid way through a word.>> Something like this is not acceptable.>> should truncate to:>> Something like this is not ...>> Rather than:>> Something like this is not accp ...>> Any ideas ????>> Thanks>> Stuart Tremain> idfk web developments, sydney, australia>-- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- http://www.brainscansoftware.com ---------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Here's how I do it (requires WebDNA 6 for "listchars")... This example will show between 50 and 60 characters, stopping at the first space character in that range.[text]done=F[/text][getchars start=1&end=50][x][/getchars][listchars start=51&end=60&chars=[url][x][/url]][hideif [done]=T][if "[char]"=" "][then][text]done=T[/text][/then][else][char][/else][/if][/hideif][/ listchars]- brianOn Nov 4, 2004, at 11:14 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote:> Hi>> I need a little help here. I want to truncate a paragraph of text but > do not want to cut it off mid way through a word.>> Something like this is not acceptable.>> should truncate to:>> Something like this is not ...>> Rather than:>> Something like this is not accp ...>> Any ideas ????>> Thanks>> Stuart Tremain> idfk web developments, sydney, australia>-- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- http://www.brainscansoftware.com ---------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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