Thanks to everyone on that, i certainly got my answer and even more than i bargained for (Senor Tangorre)!
:) On 28 Sep 2005, at 13:53, Rick Faircloth wrote: > Showoff! ;o) > > PS - Translates as "Put the dots in after your variable as regular > text... > > Rick > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tangorre, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:42 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: RE: restricting cfoutput character length >> >> >> >>> From: Saturday (Stuart Kidd) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> I'm trying to do something which i can imagine is very simple but >>> can't find the function. When i display a title >>> <cfoutput>#myTitle#</cfoutput> i'd like to just display the >>> first 15 characters and if more then put three dots >>> (periods). I know the LEN function but i can't work out how >>> to replace the text with dots after the 15th character. >>> >> >> >> Let's see how many people I can piss off this morning with a nice >> example using IIF and DE. :-) >> >> Replace "str" with your string. >> >> #IIF(Len(str) gt 15,DE(Left(str,15) & '...'),DE(str))# >> >> HTH, >> >> Mike >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:219407 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
