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 > > > >> >> > > > >> >> -- > > > >> >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > >> >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php