> It has just occured to me though that if I'm to list maybe 
 > 100 news items with descriptions it means alot of memory 
 > right because i have 100 items containing:
 >                     date
 >                     title
 >                     text (could be any length)
 > 
 > I will use substr() in my php to format the descriptions but 
 > I thought I'd ask here if anyone had a *better* suggestion?

Use mysql's substring as part of your query - consult your friendly
local mysql manual for more details.

CYA, Dave


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