Another solution for this??

[the other john]

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

 

[ThatsIT.net.au]

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'>"

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

 

[the other john]

dim aVariable
aVariable = ""


aVariable = aVariable & word






- Show quoted text -

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!

 

[ThatsIT.net.au]

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!

aVariable = aVariable & word & " "

 

[the other john]

aVariable = aVariable & word & " "- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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!

 

[the other john]

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!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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.

 

[ThatsIT.net.au]

this was my solution....

'here lets create a string
dim words

' here we load the P tag

wordCount = rsStoryData("fld_order_firstWords")
for i = 1 to wordCount
spacepos = instr(para," " )
word = left(para,spacepos)
If i > 1 Then

'If you want the first words this should be
If i < 5 Then

thisWord = thisWord & word

' here you need somthing like

Else
thisWord = word & " "

'and here

words = words & word

End If
para = right(para,len(para)-spacepos)
next

'here end with

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>"