Results Page limit data

On a results page, I need to limit the number of charaters in a given filed. if I spesify a text field it reurns all the text in that field, which I would want on a detail page. But in a results page, I just want say the first 30 characters so the list is manageable.

In the attached image body_bb displays everything in a record field, I just ant the first thirty charaxters!

Nick

use the php substr() function to return only the first 30 charters of the recordset column:

<?php echo substr($row_rsName['column'], 0, 30); ?>


see the following for more on the substr() function:
substr

Thanks, I'll try that, buy the way, if there is an image embedded in the text it shows full size, any ideas on how to force it to use a thumbnail?

Nick

Add a width or height attribute to the image tag:

<img src="image.jpg" height="30" width="30" border="0" />

I was hoppeing to use auto-thumbnails so the load time was reduced.

Thanks

You would need to convert the image to a thumbnail when it;s uploaded.

You can do this using Digital File Pro.

I send a post titled Failed recordset this morning which shows my lack of success at using DFP. If the recordset fails DFP can't be inserted into the page because the upload behavior can't get the server file name.

I also am used to using images in different sizes in different locations. Interaktonline's show thumnail feature produced a thumbnail the first time the page is accessed and from then on the page loads the saved thumbnail.

Nick

Hey maybe I finally get to help someone instead of begging for help.

Nick, here's an excerpt code that works really good. It goes to the last complete word so you don't end up with any embarrassing incomplete words.

LOL Don't expect this of me often though, a guy wrote this for me and I just manged to apply it to another page I was working on...probably just lucky.

<?php function excerpt($message,$size = 150){
$message = substr($message,0,$size);
$point = strrpos($message,' ');
$message = substr($message,0,$point);

return $message.' ...';
}
?>
<?php do { ?>
<tr class="<?php echo $WARRT_AltClass1->getClass(true); ?>" >
<td><div id="new_prod_image"><img src="new_prod_thumb/<?php echo $row_rs_tech_index['prod_thumb1']; ?>" width="120" height="80" border="0"></div>
<div id="new_prod_title"><?php echo $row_rs_tech_index['new_prod_title']; ?></div>
<br />
<div id="new_prod_article"><?=excerpt($row_rs_tech_index['new_prod_article']); ?></div></td>

You'll need to add the function called "excerpt" at the top of the code as shown and change your echo line as shown in the bottom line of this code.

Roger

Roger...

Thanks a bunch... it helped me too, I was looking for a function like this to add to my arsenal. I have tried several other techniques that I wasn't really enamored with, so I will give this one a go!

Best regards,

Brian