[WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words?

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 102259
interpreted = N
texte = Is there a function within WebDNA that allows you to limit the number of characters, but on get complete words? For example, we would like to first 1000 characters from a field. However, if character 1000 is in the middle of a word, it would only return the last full word before the 1000th character. Does that make sense? Is this possible? ----------- Ki Song Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words? (Stuart Tremain 2009)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words? (Patrick McCormick 2009)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words? (Toby Cox 2009)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words? (Brian Fries 2009)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words? (Toby Cox 2009)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words? (Steve Craig 2009)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words? (Donovan Brooke 2009)
  8. [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words? (Ki Song 2009)
Is there a function within WebDNA that allows you to limit the number of characters, but on get complete words? For example, we would like to first 1000 characters from a field. However, if character 1000 is in the middle of a word, it would only return the last full word before the 1000th character. Does that make sense? Is this possible? ----------- Ki Song Ki Song

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