Re: [RE: padding a variable]
how do i get it to show 30 characters without the browser truncating spaces
"Philip Arnold - ASP" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
how do you pad a variable in CF.
for example how can I force a query.columnname to take up exactly 30
characters?
Just using Left() won't work if you're using variable length fields
(varchar)
You could use Left(myColumn RepeatString(" ", 30), 30)
HTH
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Re: [RE: padding a variable] nbsp;
spaces get truncated. that is my problem
"David Gassner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The LJustify() function is designed for exactly this purpose:
LJustify(myColumn, 30)
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From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Subject: RE: padding a variable
how do you pad a variable in CF.
for example how can I force a query.columnname to take up exactly 30
characters?
Just using Left() won't work if you're using variable length fields
(varchar)
You could use Left(myColumn RepeatString(" ", 30), 30)
HTH
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RE: [RE: padding a variable]
To do that, you'll have to replace the spaces with "nbsp;" to generate
non-breaking spaces for the browser.
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From: Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 10:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [RE: padding a variable]
how do i get it to show 30 characters without the browser truncating spaces
"Philip Arnold - ASP" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
how do you pad a variable in CF.
for example how can I force a query.columnname to take up exactly 30
characters?
Just using Left() won't work if you're using variable length fields
(varchar)
You could use Left(myColumn RepeatString(" ", 30), 30)
HTH
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RE: [RE: padding a variable]
Use a non-breaking space:
cfset padding=RepeatString( "nbsp;", 30 - Len(myColumn) )
#myColumn##padding#
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From: Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 8:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [RE: padding a variable]
how do i get it to show 30 characters without the browser
truncating spaces
"Philip Arnold - ASP" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
how do you pad a variable in CF.
for example how can I force a query.columnname to take up exactly 30
characters?
Just using Left() won't work if you're using variable length fields
(varchar)
You could use Left(myColumn RepeatString(" ", 30), 30)
HTH
Philip Arnold
ASP Multimedia Limited
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RE: [RE: padding a variable]
or add x number of #Chr(32)# 's to the value (#chr(32)# is the ASCII value
for a space) depends on your needs
~Simon
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From: Hayes, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 1:06 PM
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Subject: RE: [RE: padding a variable]
To do that, you'll have to replace the spaces with "nbsp;" to generate
non-breaking spaces for the browser.
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From: Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Subject: Re: [RE: padding a variable]
how do i get it to show 30 characters without the browser truncating spaces
"Philip Arnold - ASP" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
how do you pad a variable in CF.
for example how can I force a query.columnname to take up exactly 30
characters?
Just using Left() won't work if you're using variable length fields
(varchar)
You could use Left(myColumn RepeatString(" ", 30), 30)
HTH
Philip Arnold
ASP Multimedia Limited
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Re: [RE: padding a variable]
i can do this BUT not with spaces [nbsp;]
how can i get a query field that takes up 10 or less characters to take up
exactly 30 characters in the browser?
"Chapman, Katrina" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's not the queston boys. He's not asking how to limit it to 30 but how
to force it up to 30. IE I have a string that's only 22 chars long I need
it to be thirty.
Try this
CFSET foo = "my string less than 30"
CFOUTPUT
#foo# - #len(foo)#
/CFOUTPUT
BR
CFIF Len(foo) GTe 30
CFSET foo = Left(foo, 30)
CFELSE
CFSET to = 30 - Len(foo)
CFLOOP from="1" to="#to#" index="ii"
CFSET foo = foo "@"
/CFLOOP
/CFIF
CFOUTPUT
#foo# - #len(foo)#
/CFOUTPUT
Of course you can replace the @ with whatever char you want to use.
--K
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From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 5:23 AM
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Subject: RE: padding a variable
how do you pad a variable in CF.
for example how can I force a query.columnname to take up exactly 30
characters?
Just using Left() won't work if you're using variable length fields
(varchar)
You could use Left(myColumn RepeatString(" ", 30), 30)
HTH
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ASP Multimedia Limited
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RE: [RE: padding a variable] nbsp;
Using this function another way would be.
ReReplace(LJustify(myColumn, 30)," ","nbsp;","ALL")
Mark Johnson
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From: Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 5:58 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: [RE: padding a variable] "nbsp;"
spaces get truncated. that is my problem
"David Gassner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The LJustify() function is designed for exactly this purpose:
LJustify(myColumn, 30)
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From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 5:23 AM
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Subject: RE: padding a variable
how do you pad a variable in CF.
for example how can I force a query.columnname to take up exactly 30
characters?
Just using Left() won't work if you're using variable length fields
(varchar)
You could use Left(myColumn RepeatString(" ", 30), 30)
HTH
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Re: [RE: padding a variable]
From: "Alex" [EMAIL PROTECTED] i can do this BUT not with spaces [nbsp;] how can i get a query field that takes up 10 or less characters to take up exactly 30 characters in the browser? HTML is not a lay-out tool for page publishing. It is a sub-sub-set of SGML which is designed to "suggest" a structured format for browser clients. Often people will use various tricks to force a standard layout. IMHO, none of the tricks are of such high value that I would retard the development schedule of a website until every em and en are exactly delineated. That being said, there are things to do - subject to the understanding that you will have no control over whether a particular client browser is: 1. using a proportional typeface; 2. using a non-proportional typeface; 3. employing a display size that makes hash of font size=+1, etc. 4. using a setting that ignores (or allows) typeface downloads 5. using a setting that ignores (or allows, or specifies a user) style sheet 6. screen resolution ... All of the above, and more, will frustrate the lineotype minded web designer. That is as it should be. Things to do. Use table element attributes that define a width size. Use a clear, one-pixel, .gif set to an exact width and height. (This can force all rows in a column to be the same width.) Create and make availabale an .eot file. Filter on screen resolution and ask surfers if they would mind setting their client to your specs. Use nothing but text embedded in images. There's more, but I think the point is made. About the only one that seems to have wide currency is the use of clear .gif files used as various types of spacers - but that won't handle all situations. You'll never be able to guarantee that your pixel calculations translate to any meaningful mapping to a typeface kerning used by J. Random Surfer. Rethink your design and re-evaluate the importance of controlling user layout - there are limits within which you will profitably spend your development time and beyond which it is a waste. Pan Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists or send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
