RE: [PHP] text problem.

Either use LEFT() in your query, or substr() on the text after it's pulled out to limit it's length. There was a huge discussion on this on the Devshed.com forums on how to do this to break on a word, before or after X characters, etc... It's on the PHP forum, maybe you can find it if you search. ---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: r [mailto:r@jumac.com] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:45 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] text problem. > > Greetings all, > Special greetings to all my new PHP list pals, you know who you are. > > Sorry to be so mysterious in the subject line but i dont know how to > explain > this in one line. > > ever visit a site and you get this text (Or something like this...heheh) > > "This morning shockingly Bill Gates claims he is broke! > The kooky billionaire is.......(link)subscribe / login to read this > fully." > > "This morning shockingly Bill Gates claims he is GAY! > The kooky billionaire is.......(link)subscribe / login to read this > fully." > > "This morning shockingly Bill Gates claims he is impotent! > The kooky billionaire is.......(link)subscribe / login to read this > fully." > > etc etc > > > Basically, its querying the database and instead of displaying the whole > results it just taking the first 2 lines or X number of characters and > then > adding the link stuff.....any idea how to do this? > > NOTE:Before i get you microsoft lovers coming after my throat.......I > HAVE > NOTHING AGAIN BILL GATES/MICROSOFT. > I actually use a lot of his companys software...am running win2k myself. > Get off my back. > > And for the rest of you who think that i am suffering from insanity....you > are wrong...I am enjoying every minute of it! > heheheh ahhahahah ahahhah GAGAGAGAG HAHAHA HEHEH > > ANY help appreciated. > Cheers, > -Ryan > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php