OT: firstname-lastname fun - SOLVED :) (was: Re: [PHP] preview string with strlen PHP (help))

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2007. 03. 23, péntek keltezéssel 20.36-kor Tijnema ! ezt írta:
> On 3/23/07, Németh Zoltán <znemeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 2007. 03. 23, péntek keltezéssel 17.30-kor Dwayne Heronimo ezt írta:
> > > YES this works thank nemeth:
> >
> > your welcome but please call me Zoltán ;)
> > (my first name is Zoltán. in Hungary we write names the opposite order
> > than anywhere else ;) so that's why my mailbox is set to display 'Németh
> > Zoltán' but I sign my mails as 'Zoltán Németh' showing that my first
> > name is Zoltán and last name is Németh :) )
> >
> > greets
> > Zoltán Németh
> 
> Ever thought of reversing it in your mailbox?

okay you win :)
I realized that the reverse order probably won't disturb or confuse
anyone in Hungary as they will know that Zoltán is a first name and
Németh is a family name - so I reversed it now

greets
Zoltán Németh

> 
> Or use a virtual name like me ;)
> 
> Tijnema
> >
> > >
> > > <?php
> > >  function previewString($showcatvar) {
> > >
> > >  $minitxt = $showcatvar;
> > >  $len = strlen($minitxt);
> > >
> > >  if ($len > 235)
> > >  {
> > >   $len = 235;
> > >  }
> > >  else
> > >  {
> > >   $len = $len;
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  $newstring = substr($minitxt,0,$len);
> > >
> > >  $previewtext = $newstring;
> > >
> > >  return $previewtext;
> > > }
> > > ?>
> > >
> > > and to display it:
> > >
> > > <?php echo  previewString($row_show_cat['text']); ?>
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >
> > > Dwayne
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ""Nmeth Zoltn"" <znemeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:1174667018.5030.24.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > 2007. 03. 23, pntek keltezssel 16.55-kor Dwayne Heronimo ezt rta:
> > > >> Dear all,
> > > >>
> > > >> hmm.. sorry the $previewstext thing was a typo in my mail.
> > > >>
> > > >> But yes it is working but it will only display the first record of the
> > > >> recordset. I have like a list for items with short text in a page and of
> > > >> course made a query to make the database variables available. Which where
> > > >> the variable $row_show_cat['text']; comes from.
> > > >>
> > > >> This is why I thought that i may have to rewrite it into a function to
> > > >> display the $row_show_cat['text']; in a repeated reagion.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> I have rewritten my function:
> > > >>
> > > >> <?php
> > > >>  function previewString($showcatvar) {
> > > >>
> > > >>  $minitxt = $showcatvar;
> > > >>  $len = strlen($minitxt);
> > > >>
> > > >>  if ($len > 235)
> > > >>  {
> > > >>   $len = 235;
> > > >>  }
> > > >>  else
> > > >>  {
> > > >>   $len = $len;
> > > >>  }
> > > >>
> > > >>  $newstring = substr($minitxt,0,$len);
> > > >>
> > > >>  $previewtext = $newstring;
> > > >>
> > > >>  $previewtext = $whowcatvar;
> > > >
> > > > what is the meaning of the above line???
> > > > you are giving an undefined value (default NULL) to $previewtext, just
> > > > after you gave it the right value
> > > > delete that line and you might be well
> > > >
> > > > greets
> > > > Zoltn Nmeth
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >>  return $previewtext;
> > > >> }
> > > >> ?>
> > > >>
> > > >> And to to show it later in the page:
> > > >> <?php echo previewString($row_show_cat['text']); ?>
> > > >> but this still won't anywould display anything. :S
> > > >>
> > > >> Please let me know.
> > > >>
> > > >> ""Tijnema !"" <tijnema@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > >> news:d8269d910703230826o39de7e53we1f3ac6267a2f0a4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> > On 3/23/07, Dwayne Heronimo <dwayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >> >> Dear All,
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> I am very new to programming. I want to make a preview text that would
> > > >> >> display only a part of the text that is a text field in a database.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> //Begin Make preview string
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  $minitxt = $row_show_cat['text'];
> > > >> >>  $len = strlen($minitxt);
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  if ($len > 235)
> > > >> >>  {
> > > >> >>  $len = 235;
> > > >> >>  }
> > > >> >>  else
> > > >> >>  {
> > > >> >>  $len = $len;
> > > >> >>  }
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  $newstring = substr($minitxt,0,$len);
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  $previewtext = $newstring;
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> //End Make preview string
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> But if I want to display this somewhere in the page it will only
> > > >> >> display
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >> first record of at every text column row <?php echo $previewstext ?>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Althought I am very new to php and programming. I thought maybe I
> > > >> >> should
> > > >> >> rewrite it into a function. But my function won't work.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> function previewString($showcatvar) {
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  $minitxt = $showcatvar;
> > > >> >>  $len = strlen($minitxt);
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  if ($len > 235)
> > > >> >>  {
> > > >> >>  $len = 235;
> > > >> >>  }
> > > >> >>  else
> > > >> >>  {
> > > >> >>  $len = $len;
> > > >> >>  }
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  $newstring = substr($minitxt,0,$len);
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  $previewtext = $newstring;
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>  $previewtext = $whowcatvar;
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> }
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> and to display it in the page:
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> <?php echo  previewString($row_show_cat['text']) ?>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> IT displays notthing. But I think I am doing somthing wrong. I am
> > > >> >> assigning
> > > >> >> the wrong variables to the $row_show_cat['text']) ???
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Please let me know
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I'm currently not sure why your first piece of code isn't working, but
> > > >> > the second is quite simple. You aren't returning any variable in your
> > > >> > function, and so it won't output anything. Add the following:
> > > >> > return $previewtext;
> > > >> > Just before the }
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Then it will return something, but i think not what you wanted to :(
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Tijnema
> > > >> >>
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