Adam, That expression resulted in the following error:
10:01:53.053 - java.lang.NullPointerException - in D:\wserver\ediets\pipelineManager\components\Formatting.cfc : line 270 Should the formatFuntion attribute of the tag support any valid expression? Dan =================== Previous Message Below =================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Churvis Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [plum] Dan's issues Dan, Try something like: Iif(len('[value]') LTE 25, DE('[value]'), DE(Left('[value]') & '...')) It's a little complicated, I'm sure, but it should work OK. Let me know if you have any problems :) Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan O'Keefe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [plum] Dan's issues > That worked, Thanks Dave. Are the single quotes always required? > > Ideally, what I would like to do is display the value if it is less > than 25, > but if it is greater take the left 25 characters and append three dots: > > <cfif len('[value]') LTE > 25>[value]<cfelse>left('[value]',25)...</cfif> > > Does the formatting component handle something like this? > > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Churvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:25 AM > Subject: Re: [plum] Dan's issues > > > > Meh - sorry. Make that "left('[value]', 25)". Double quotes tend > > to be problematic. > > > > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dan O'Keefe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:20 AM > > Subject: Re: [plum] Dan's issues > > > > > > > no worky: Invalid CFML construct found on line 1 at column 8. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "David Churvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:09 AM > > > Subject: Re: [plum] Dan's issues > > > > > > > > > > Dan, > > > > > > > > try using formatFunction="left(""[value]"", 25)". Let me know > > > > if this > > > works > > > > better for you. > > > > > > > > Dave > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Daniel J O'Keefe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:35 AM > > > > Subject: RE: [plum] Dan's issues > > > > > > > > > > > > > Adam, > > > > > > > > > > Any thought on the formatting error? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dan > > > > > =================== Previous Message Below =================== > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > > > > Of > Adam > > > > > Churvis > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:06 AM > > > > > To: Plum Discussion List > > > > > Subject: [plum] Dan's issues > > > > > > > > > > Dan and friends, > > > > > > > > > > David and I are going to try to handle the following three > > > > > issues > > > tomorrow > > > > > after training is done: > > > > > > > > > > 1) The New Module issue (thanks for the DB, Dan -- we'll look > > > > > at > it), > > > > > > > > > > 2) The formatting error being thrown, and > > > > > > > > > > 3) The inability to edit link behavior. > > > > > > > > > > Regarding the form-on-a-list issue, you can easily just add regular > > HTML > > > > > form markup after the closing cf_DisplayList Plum custom tag. > > > > > As > long > > > as > > > > > it's outside DisplayList, you should be okay. > > > > > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > > > > Member of Team Macromedia > > > > > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > > > > > > > > > Download Plum and other cool development tools, and get > > > > > advanced > > > intensive > > > > > Master-level training: > > > > > > > > > > * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers > > > > > * ColdFusion MX Master Class > > > > > * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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