Re: Chopping off extra characters from input
| From: | Chris O'Brien | Date: | Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:33:54 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Chopping off extra characters from input | ||
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> I've got a problem where people are entering extra characters (due to an
> inonsistency in the tracking numbers they are being given) in a number
> they are entering in a form field. I have a PHP script querying a MySQL
> database. What's the easiest way to take the input and use only the
> first 8 characters?
>
> Any help is appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Rory
$tracking = substr($input,0,8);
Would be as easy as I can think of.
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