Re: [PHP-DB] first 10 or so words
Or rather SUBSTRING_INDEX(str,delim,count) Because you want to use a custom delimiter (space, comma) Ignatius - Original Message - From: Peter Lovatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bruce Levick [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:40 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] first 10 or so words try SUBSTRING http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/String_functions.html Peter -Original Message- From: Bruce Levick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 February 2003 22:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] first 10 or so words Howdy, I have a SELECT query displaying the results in repeated rows in a table. I have a COMMENTS column coming out of the database table which will likely contain a paragraph of information. I would like to display only the first 10 or so words and then have a more link that people can click on to display all the info. Is there a simple method for this?? Cheers -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] first 10 or so words
Howdy, I have a SELECT query displaying the results in repeated rows in a table. I have a COMMENTS column coming out of the database table which will likely contain a paragraph of information. I would like to display only the first 10 or so words and then have a more link that people can click on to display all the info. Is there a simple method for this?? Cheers
RE: [PHP-DB] first 10 or so words
try SUBSTRING http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/String_functions.html Peter -Original Message- From: Bruce Levick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 February 2003 22:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] first 10 or so words Howdy, I have a SELECT query displaying the results in repeated rows in a table. I have a COMMENTS column coming out of the database table which will likely contain a paragraph of information. I would like to display only the first 10 or so words and then have a more link that people can click on to display all the info. Is there a simple method for this?? Cheers -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
