Send() only specified number of characters?

[BeadzCrazy]

I have an existing script that I would like to edit to only send a specified number of characters from an array.

My script reads a file into an array and then later on it uses some of the data to send text to the screen. I would like to tell it to only send a maximum of 30 characters in some cases and ignore the rest of teh string. Is this possible witout changing how i read the file into the array? I do not want to change that aspect of the script becasue I do have a need to send the rest of the text string later on. so its prefered to just select how many characters to send on the fly.

Can someone help?

[somdcomputerguy]

Can someone help?

Someone, (maybe even me ) , could probably help you better if you posted the code you have so far.

[Chimaera]

if you can isolate the data your sending can you not use

StingLeft() and stop it at the number of char you need?

Or maybe _ArrayTrim

[iamtheky]

what chimaera said:

Global $Array[2] = ["dahjsfhkjsahfdkjhasasdhfkjsafsdfgdsfgdsfgs" , "23894712897359821759832759398215798437594954629756987436439"]


for $i = 0 to ubound($Array) - 1
If stringlen($Array[$i]) >= 30 Then
    $string = stringleft($Array[$i] , 30)
Else
    $string = $Array[$i]
EndIf

msgbox (0, '' , $string)

Next

[BeadzCrazy]

Thanks guys... StringLeft() is exactly what i was looking for!

also... @BothThose -- thanks for the idea with the StringLen() , i think i'll impliment that as well.

Edit: oh perhaps i spoke too soon... i forgot this would require me to create a new variable to hold the new string created by StringLeft()... so i guess there isn't a way to just send a string and cut it off at 30 characters on the fly... such as:

Send($array[53], 30)  ; Send 30 characters from $array[53]

i was looking for a way to not have to create new variables either... oh well i guess... thanks anyways...

Edited April 18, 2012 by BeadzCrazy

[DW1]

Just use stringleft within send()

Send(StringLeft($array[53],30))

[JohnOne]

Or make a little function.

_Send($array[34])

Func _Send($sString)
     Send(StringLeft($sString,30))
EndFunc