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| the other john 2007-04-11, 6:56 pm |
| This is a script someone here helped me with a while back and I am
very grateful for the help. I am stumped however as to how to change
it slightly.
This is the script...
storyArray = Split(myStory, vbcrlf & vbcrlf)
para = storyArray(0)
'setup the loop for the first words here
Response.write "<p><span id='firstWords'>"
for i = 1 to 4
spacepos = instr(para," " )
word = left(para,spacepos)
Response.Write word 'this is the line I need to create a variable
instead
para = right(para,len(para)-spacepos)
next
'close the first words loop and print the remaining words in the first
paragraph
Response.Write "</span>" & para & "</p>" & vbcrlf
All this was designed to do it to is to take to take the first array
item (a paragraph) and enclose the first words (in this case the first
4) in style tags. It works perfectly however, instead of "printing"
the words with this line "Response.Write word", I need to instead
place the words into a variable instead of just printing them, in
other words, create a string of the first 4 words and place them into
a variable like "firstWords" or whatever so I can call on it at a
later time in the script. It should just be a simple thing but it's
not turning out this way. I'd "really" appreciate ideas.
Thanks!!
John
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| ThatsIT.net.au 2007-04-11, 6:56 pm |
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"the other john" <kinane3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> This is a script someone here helped me with a while back and I am
> very grateful for the help. I am stumped however as to how to change
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> storyArray = Split(myStory, vbcrlf & vbcrlf)
> para = storyArray(0)
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> Response.write "<p><span id='firstWords'>"
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dim aVariable
aVariable = ""
> for i = 1 to 4
> spacepos = instr(para," " )
> word = left(para,spacepos)
> Response.Write word 'this is the line I need to create a variable
> instead
aVariable = aVariable & word
> para = right(para,len(para)-spacepos)
> next
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> 'close the first words loop and print the remaining words in the first
> paragraph
> Response.Write "</span>" & para & "</p>" & vbcrlf
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> All this was designed to do it to is to take to take the first array
> item (a paragraph) and enclose the first words (in this case the first
> 4) in style tags. It works perfectly however, instead of "printing"
> the words with this line "Response.Write word", I need to instead
> place the words into a variable instead of just printing them, in
> other words, create a string of the first 4 words and place them into
> a variable like "firstWords" or whatever so I can call on it at a
> later time in the script. It should just be a simple thing but it's
> not turning out this way. I'd "really" appreciate ideas.
>
> Thanks!!
>
> John
>
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| the other john 2007-04-11, 6:56 pm |
| On Apr 11, 10:55 am, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@thatsit> wrote:
> "the other john" <kina...@yahoo.com> wrote in messagenews:1176293894.413635.200320@w1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
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Thanks. I tried this before...actually I tried it like this and it
didn't work.
firstWords = word & " " and firstWords 'need a space between each
what am I missing?
Thanks again!
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| ThatsIT.net.au 2007-04-15, 6:56 pm |
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"the other john" <kinane3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 11, 10:55 am, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@thatsit> wrote:
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aVariable = aVariable & word & " "
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| the other john 2007-04-17, 6:55 pm |
| On Apr 15, 8:09 am, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@thatsit> wrote:
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this was my solution....
wordCount = rsStoryData("fld_order_firstWords")
for i = 1 to wordCount
spacepos = instr(para," " )
word = left(para,spacepos)
If i > 1 Then
thisWord = thisWord & word
Else
thisWord = word
End If
para = right(para,len(para)-spacepos)
next
Thanks!
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| the other john 2007-04-17, 6:55 pm |
| On Apr 17, 1:47 pm, the other john <kina...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> for i = 1 to wordCount
> spacepos = instr(para," " )
> word = left(para,spacepos)
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Oh, an incidentally, I didn't need to use vbcrlf for some reason.
When I did it added a space making 2 spaces...strange. So, for
reasons I can't explain, it creates it's own space. Got me why.
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| ThatsIT.net.au 2007-04-19, 6:55 pm |
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"the other john" <kinane3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 15, 8:09 am, "ThatsIT.net.au" <me@thatsit> wrote:
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'here lets create a string
dim words
' here we load the P tag
words = "<p>
> wordCount = rsStoryData("fld_order_firstWords")
> for i = 1 to wordCount
> spacepos = instr(para," " )
> word = left(para,spacepos)
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'If you want the first words this should be
If i < 5 Then
> thisWord = thisWord & word
' here you need somthing like
words = words & "<span id='firstWords'>" & word & "</span>"& " "
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> thisWord = word & " "
'and here
words = words & word
> End If
> para = right(para,len(para)-spacepos)
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words = words & "</p>"
> Thanks!
the above code would work, but creating large string in ASP slows things
down
Using a array would be better
wordCount = rsStoryData("fld_order_firstWords")
dim words()
for i = 1 to wordCount
spacepos = instr(para," " )
word = left(para,spacepos)
redim preserve words(i)
If i < 5 Then
words(i-1) = "<span id='firstWords'>" & word & "</span>"
Else
words(i-1) = word
End If
para = right(para,len(para)-spacepos)
next
Now write back
respaonse.write "<p>"
for each thing in words
respaonse.write thing & " "
next
respaonse.write "</p>"
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