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Jolten

09-10-2004 01:08 AM

Trimming Row output for display

Hi,

I've got a query and string to display some information and usernames. One problem I'm having is long usernames. I'd like to truncate usernames longer than 8 characters to 6 characters then add ... after it. I can't seem to get this working in my while loop. Any help would be appreciated.

here's what I've got right now inside the while loop

Code:

if (strlen($row2->strUsrid) > 8)

                                                                {

                                                                        $Winner = substr($row2->strusrid, 0, 8 - 2) . '..';

                                                                }

Colin F

09-10-2004 03:59 AM

why are you doing 8-2 and not just 6?

Jolten

09-10-2004 04:14 AM

well 6 wasn't working.

Modin

09-14-2004 02:22 AM

is Usrid the variable you want to be trimming? It would seem intuitive to be trimming a variable called Username (or whatever you store it in).

Unless of course you have the username stored in that variable.

Brad	09-14-2004 03:01 AM

Use this:

PHP Code:


		
			
          // is $username longer then 8 char?

        if (strlen($username) > 8)

        {

            // long username, strip it down to 6 char

            $username = substr($username, 0, 6);

            // append '....' to the end of the username

            $username .= '....';

        }

Jolten

09-14-2004 04:03 AM

Thanks Brad.loo. That worked perfectly with the substituted string I needed to trim.

(and yes it was strusrid it's a custom table not native to vb3.)

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