#ReplaceList(yourVariable, "<p>,</p>,<P>,</P>", "", "ALL")# #Left(yourVariable, 50)#
all together: #Left(ReplaceList(yourVariable, "<p>,</p>,<P>,</P>", "", "ALL"), 50)# Personally I like the CFML Language Reference for the functions and tags. Duncan Cumming IT Manager http://www.alienationdesign.co.uk mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0141 575 9700 Fax: 0141 575 9600 Creative solutions in a technical world ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your domain names online from: http://www.alienationdomains.co.uk Reseller options available! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Damian Watson" <damian@greenhouse-des To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ign.co.uk> cc: Subject: [ cf-dev ] Dozy with functions 11/26/02 02:07 PM Please respond to dev Hi, I need to to strip a variable of <p></p> tags and limit it to a number of characters in output... and my understanding of functions ain't all that! How do I do it? --and coincidentally, does anyone know of a good guide on using functions... the books are a little dry on this. d -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
