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error_22

03-30-2006 06:48 PM

limit number of characters

I want to limit the numbers of characters, but i dont know how to do that. Can someone help me?

PHP Code:


		
			
if ($show == "ad"){

    $sql = "SELECT * FROM ads Where id='".$_GET[id]."'";

    $result = mysql_query($sql) or die("SQL: $sql ".mysql_error());

    while ($adsresult = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC))

    {

    echo "$adsresult[fname] $adsresult[lname] <br>

      <b>E-post:</b> $adsresult[email] <br>

      <b>Kategori:</b> $adsresult[category] <br>

      <b>Rubrik:</b> $adsresult[head] <br>

      <b>Meddelande:</b> $adsresult[message] <br>

      <b>Datum:</b> $adsresult[date] <br>";

  }}

I want to limit the numbers of characters in just "$adsresult[message]" and also add "..." after, is that possible?

Thanks in advance
Niklas

Princeton

03-30-2006 09:30 PM

try: fetch_trimmed_title($text, $limit)

sabret00the

03-30-2006 09:49 PM

alternatively www.php.net/substr

error_22

04-02-2006 01:37 PM

Thanks a lot for replying!

Im experiencing a problem though;

If I use...

PHP Code:


		
			
echo substr('abcdef', 0, 4);  // abcd

...It works, but not if I replace "abcdef" with "$adsresult[message]" i just get:

"$ads"

Im assuming it simply prints parts of the variable, what do I ned to change so it actually prints the content of the variable?

Thanks so much
Niklas

EDIT: nvm, it works now, thanks a lot for helping!

Code Monkey

04-02-2006 02:50 PM

Don't put quotes aroud the variable and it should be $adsresult['message'].

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