$line = substr($line,0,19,) . "..."; > -----Original Message----- > From: Octavian Rasnita [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Chopping a string. > > > Hi all, > > I have a string $line that can be a short word or a very long > line, and I > want to cut it if it is longer than 20 characters, then to > end it with .... > Is there any Perl function for chopping what is over a number > of characters? > > For example I have a string: > > $line = "Microsoft is a big company and I love Bill Gates"; > And I want to cut it to become: > > $line = "Microsoft is a big..."; > > Thanks. > > Teddy Center: http://teddy.fcc.ro/ > Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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