Re: Do not truncate a whole word

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59896
interpreted = N
texte = Make a list of the words [listwords] then display only the first XX of them [showif [index]>XX] then follow the results with a space and three dots. >Hi > >I need a little help here. I want to truncate a paragraph of text >but do not want to cut it off mid way through a word. > >Something like this is not acceptable. > >should truncate to: > >Something like this is not ... > >Rather than: > >Something like this is not accp ... > >Any ideas ???? > >Thanks > >Stuart Tremain >idfk web developments, sydney, australia > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.kengrome.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Do not truncate a whole word ( Brian Fries 2004)
  2. Re: Do not truncate a whole word ( Kenneth Grome 2004)
  3. Re: Do not truncate a whole word ( Steve Craig 2004)
  4. Re: Do not truncate a whole word ( Stuart Tremain 2004)
  5. Re: Do not truncate a whole word ( Kenneth Grome 2004)
  6. Do not truncate a whole word ( Stuart Tremain 2004)
Make a list of the words [listwords] then display only the first XX of them [showif [index]>XX] then follow the results with a space and three dots. >Hi > >I need a little help here. I want to truncate a paragraph of text >but do not want to cut it off mid way through a word. > >Something like this is not acceptable. > >should truncate to: > >Something like this is not ... > >Rather than: > >Something like this is not accp ... > >Any ideas ???? > >Thanks > >Stuart Tremain >idfk web developments, sydney, australia > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.kengrome.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Kenneth Grome

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