Read http://php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php -----Original Message----- From: Kirk Bailey [mailto:kbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 6:15 PM To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: slicing and dicing strings ok, it slices and dices, but how? in python, to print all but the last char in string FOO, we say print FOO[:-1] But this seems to bark like a basset hound in php. Whyfore? Now tihs tyro is seeking sage words to help me understand this. RTFM is not sage words; if you don't want to help me please don't waste the bandwidth. Would anyone care to help me understand this without dedicating 4 precious and in over demand/under supply hours to RTFM? -- end Very Truly yours, - Kirk Bailey, Largo Florida kniht +-----+ | BOX | +-----+ think -- 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