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Paul Nowosielski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If a have a string thats 11 characters long how can I strip off the
last
> two characters?

Jay Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> $newString = substr($oldString, 0, 8);
> echo $newString;

substr's third argument is length, not position.  It also accepts
negative values which makes it go from the end, allowing you to do
absolute lengths or relative.

To make a string no more than 9 characters:
  substr($string, 0, 9);

To always remove the last two characters of a string:
  substr($string, 0, -2);

http://php.net/substr
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I know that it is length, and I gave the correct length for an 11
character string minus two characters. But as always, there is more than
one way to skin a mule.

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