Just put the three dots in as regular text on your page after the variable Stu gave you Left(myTitle, 15) ...
Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrian Lynch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:39 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: restricting cfoutput character length > > > Left(myTitle, 15) > > Ade > > -----Original Message----- > From: Saturday (Stuart Kidd) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 September 2005 13:31 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: restricting cfoutput character length > > > Hi, > > 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. > > Any help would be great, > > Thanks, > > Saturday > > > > > Stu > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:219402 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
