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using multiple trunc ?? Help needed!!


stuart.cole

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I need to limit the character count on a returned query from more than one row in the database, I can get it to limit the output for 1 row with the trunc function - but adding additional calls to the functions doesn;t seem to work - what is the best way to do it? I've tried what seems logical and have got stuck with the below which (obviously to those who understand it) doesn't work.

Help please!


[Code]
<? $query  = "SELECT * FROM News ORDER BY Time DESC LIMIT 0, 1";

$result = mysql_query($query);

function trunc($details, $max){
   if (strlen($details) > $max){
      $details = substr($details, 0, $max);
      $i = strrpos($details," ");
      $details = substr($details, 0, $i);
      $details = $details."...";
   }
   return $details;
}

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)){
   $main = trunc($row['Main'], 200);{
   $heading = trunc($row['Heading'], 75);{
   $subhead = trunc($row['Subhead'], 100); // You see the call here to the above function
   echo <<<HTML
   {$row['Date']}<br><a href="newsitem.php?id=
{$row['Newsid']}">{$heading}</a><br>{$subhead}<br>{$main}
HTML;
}
?>
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