[ic] limit length of [item-field comment] when returned on search results

Aaron Hazelton interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Mon Jul 22 20:50:14 2002


> Dan Browning wrote:
> At 07:08 PM 7/22/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I am thinking about putting a portion of the
> >[item-field comment] on a special search results
> >page.  Im figuring that there is a simple way to
> >[filter] or something so that you get this:
> >
> >"This is the comment for this field.  The
> >comment actually is longer, and goes on......"
> >
> >so is there a filter for the length that is returned?
> >
> >Thanks to all,
> >   _____
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Aaron Hazelton
> 
> [filter 5.]Interchange[/filter]  gives you "Inter..."
> 
> A slightly undocumented feature, I suppose.  ;-)  I hope that 
> is what you 
> meant.

That's exactly it! thanks Dan! I kept trying to add a 'size=' or
something like that to the filter and just wasn't getting it

> 
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> | Dan Browning, Kavod Technologies <db@kavod.com>
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Thanks,
Aaron