Have you tried tha substr PHP function? "Chris Payne" <chris_payne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu na mensagem news:554f315f0912020711m5e0cc2e8qd6a1926a80590013@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Hi everyone, > > I'm pulling data from a mysql database, but need only the first 20 > characters of each string for a short description, what is the best > method to just grab the first 20 characters from a string regardless > of whether they are letters or numbers? > > Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php