Why not just put a "Subject" field? Most people use that to put a brief description of the article. Make the form field small and they'll keep their input small. Plus, you can set the maxlength value of the input field to limit things. http://www.htmlreference.com/htmlref95.html
> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 2:21 PM > To: php-general > Subject: [PHP] truncating dilema > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi everyone, > > I'm making an idiot proof news database for a client and do > not want to > include a 'description' field. I had thought to return a truncated > version of the actual stories as a description. > > It has just occured to me though that if I'm to list maybe 100 news > items with descriptions it means alot of memory right because > i have 100 > items containing: > date > title > text (could be any length) > > I will use substr() in my php to format the descriptions but I thought > I'd ask here if anyone had a *better* suggestion? > > Many thanks.... > - -- > Nick Wilson // www.explodingnet.com > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE9CQyyHpvrrTa6L5oRAtJdAKClDX77zJsH5LUSkaRG0KP6DEpJ2wCeK9BC > /WpypUV5ygtcBN/hwogsBeg= > =s+ae > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > **************************************************************************** This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended addressee, nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you very much. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
