Re: [WebDNA] GETCHARS ... words?

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 102264
interpreted = N
texte = Hi I have used this for a while now and it works fine for me. [if [countchars][myMAINSTORY][/countchars]>1000] [then] [listwords delimiters= &words=[url][getchars start=1&end=1000] [myMAINSTORY][/getchars][/url]][text]word[math][index]+1[/math]=[word] [/text][text]word[index][/text] [/listwords]... [/then] [else] [myMAINSTORY] [/else] [/if] The listwords line should be all in one if this email wraps. Hope this helps. Cheers ======================================== Steve Craig - Asylum Interactive Ltd Tel +44 1330 860550 Fax +44 1330 860880 ======================================== http://www.asylumweb.com Email: steve@asylumweb.com Skype: s.craig - iChat: steve.craig ======================================== On 26 Mar 2009, at 19:54, Ki Song wrote: > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ 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)
Hi I have used this for a while now and it works fine for me. [if [countchars][myMAINSTORY][/countchars]>1000] [then] [listwords delimiters= &words=[url][getchars start=1&end=1000] [myMAINSTORY][/getchars][/url]][text]word[math][index]+1[/math]=[word] [/text][text]word[index][/text] [/listwords]... [/then] [else] [myMAINSTORY] [/else] [/if] The listwords line should be all in one if this email wraps. Hope this helps. Cheers ======================================== Steve Craig - Asylum Interactive Ltd Tel +44 1330 860550 Fax +44 1330 860880 ======================================== http://www.asylumweb.com Email: steve@asylumweb.com Skype: s.craig - iChat: steve.craig ======================================== On 26 Mar 2009, at 19:54, Ki Song wrote: > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Steve Craig

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