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Started by VidFamne, 06 June, 2004, 01:33:36

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VidFamne

Here is a little code snippet ;
function Name(name)
	local n = name
		if strlen(n) > 18 then
		n = strsub(n,1,15)
		n = n.."..."
		end
	return n
end
to cut off very long Nick's, maybe to fit in,  in a column or whatever...
Just wonder if there is a smother way to do this.

NotRabidWombat

It's late, so I'm just going to throw out an idea without testing.

format("%"..width.."s", name);

It *should* behave like printf, allowing you to make nice columns. Only problem is you can't have the "...".

-NotRabidWombat


I like childish behavior. Maybe this post will be deleted next.

VidFamne

#2
Doesn't ;
format("%"..width.."s", name);
tell where the name begins?
E.g. 12 character from the begining, if width is 12 .
I'm not so familiar with function format.
**Edit
Hmm, change my mind ;))
format(%1.18s,name)
will do the job, to cut off the string.

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