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#1.    Is there a way to "truncate" a name?
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Hi,

Referring to your "Top-Posters" BLOCK

I'm wondering if there might be a way to "limit" the number of characters that appear for a user's name?

Several of mine registered with really long handles i.e. xxx_xxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxx.
That length obviously destroys the display, so I'm looking for a method of "forcing" the block to take say "the first 8 chars".

Thanks in advance.


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You need the name variable if you can get that then you would use a strlen this is something like what you want, this is based on the variable

$session[uname]

if(strlen($session[uname]) > 15) {
   $session[uname2] = substr($session[uname],0,15);
        $session[uname2] .= "..";


The .. is what would follow any name over 15 characters.

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Thanks very much.

Sorry, but I'm relatively new at this. Where "precisely" do I put the code into the file?
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It would go right after the sql query post the contents of the block and I can show you.

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You can show me? If you can that'd be great, because I'm lost.

------------------
<?php

/************************************************************************/
/* PHP-NUKE: Web Portal System */
/* =========================== */
/* */
/* Copyright (c) 2002 by Francisco Burzi (fbc@mandrakesoft.com) */
/* http://phpnuke.org */
/* */
/* This program is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify */
/* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by */
/* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License. */
/************************************************************************/
/************************************************************************/
/* block-Top_Posters.php */
/* =========================== */
/* */
/* Copyright (c) 2003 by chatserv (chatserv@nukeresources.com) */
/* http://nukeresources.com */
/************************************************************************/
/* Cosmetic changes by dvsDave at [ Register or login to view links on this board. ] */
/* http://controlbooth.com */
/************************************************************************/
/* Tapped By Telli for GTNextgen0.4 */
/* http://codezwiz.com/ */
/************************************************************************/
if (eregi("block-Top_Posters.php", $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {
Header("Location: index.php");
die();
}
$a = 1;
global $user, $cookie, $sitename, $prefix, $user_prefix, $dbi, $admin, $module_name;
$result=sql_query("SELECT user_id, username, user_posts, user_avatar FROM ".$user_prefix."_users ORDER BY user_posts DESC LIMIT 0,5", $dbi);
while(list($user_id, $username, $user_posts, $user_avatar) = sql_fetch_row($result, $dbi)) {
$content .= "<div align=\"left\"><table class=\"outer\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" bordercolor=\"#111111\" cellspacing=\"1\" border=\"0\">";
$content .= "<tr class=\"even\" vAlign=\"middle\">";
$content .= "<td align=\"middle\">";
if ($user_avatar=="") {
$content .= " ;; ;;<a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\"><img alt src=\"modules/Forums/images/avatars/noimage.gif\" border =\"0\" width=\"32\"></a></td>";
}
else
if (eregi("http://", $user_avatar)) {
$content .= " ;; ;;<a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\"><img alt src=\"$user_avatar\" border =\"0\" width=\"32\"></a></td>";
}
else
$content .= " ;; ;;<a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\"><img alt src=\"modules/Forums/images/avatars/$user_avatar\" border =\"0\" width=\"32\"></a></td>";
$content .= "<td align=\"middle\"> ;;<a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\">$username</a> ;;<br> ;;<a href=\"fsearch-author-$username.html\">Posts:</a> ;;<br>";
$content .= " ;;<a href=\"fsearch-author-$username.html\">$user_posts</a> ;;</td>";
$content .= "</tr>";
$content .= "</table></div><hr>";
}

?>



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<?php

/************************************************************************/
/* PHP-NUKE: Web Portal System */
/* =========================== */
/* */
/* Copyright (c) 2002 by Francisco Burzi (fbc@mandrakesoft.com) */
/* http://phpnuke.org */
/* */
/* This program is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify */
/* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by */
/* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License. */
/************************************************************************/
/************************************************************************/
/* block-Top_Posters.php */
/* =========================== */
/* */
/* Copyright (c) 2003 by chatserv (chatserv@nukeresources.com) */
/* http://nukeresources.com */
/************************************************************************/
/* Cosmetic changes by dvsDave at [ Register or login to view links on this board. ] */
/* http://controlbooth.com */
/************************************************************************/
/* Tapped By Telli for GTNextgen0.4 */
/* http://codezwiz.com/ */
/************************************************************************/
if (eregi("block-Top_Posters.php", $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {
Header("Location: index.php");
die();
}
$a = 1;
global $user, $cookie, $sitename, $prefix, $user_prefix, $dbi, $admin, $module_name;
$result=sql_query("SELECT user_id, username, user_posts, user_avatar FROM ".$user_prefix."_users ORDER BY user_posts DESC LIMIT 0,5", $dbi);
while(list($user_id, $username, $user_posts, $user_avatar) = sql_fetch_row($result, $dbi)) {
$content .= "<div align=\"left\"><table class=\"outer\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" bordercolor=\"#111111\" cellspacing=\"1\" border=\"0\">";
$content .= "<tr class=\"even\" vAlign=\"middle\">";
$content .= "<td align=\"middle\">";
if ($user_avatar=="") {
$content .= "<a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\"><img alt src=\"modules/Forums/images/avatars/noimage.gif\" border =\"0\" width=\"32\"></a></td>";
}
else
if (eregi("http://", $user_avatar)) {
$content .= "<a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\"><img alt src=\"$user_avatar\" border =\"0\" width=\"32\"></a></td>";
}
else
$content .= "<a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\"><img alt src=\"modules/Forums/images/avatars/$user_avatar\" border =\"0\" width=\"32\"></a></td>";
if(strlen($username) > 15) {
$username = substr($username,0,15);
$username .= "..";
}
$content .= "<td align=\"middle\"><a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\">$username</a><br><a href=\"fsearch-author-$username.html\">Posts:</a><br>";
$content .= "<a href=\"fsearch-author-$username.html\">$user_posts</a></td>";
$content .= "</tr>";
$content .= "</table></div><hr>";
}

?>


There ya go. And the this is what i added


if(strlen($username) > 15) {
$username = substr($username,0,15);
$username .= "..";
}
$content .= "<td align=\"middle\"><a href=\"forum-userprofile-$user_id.html\">$username</a><br><a href=\"fsearch-author-$username.html\">Posts:</a><br>";



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Thanks again -

Just to make sure I understand -
The lines below are saying - if the UserName is = to or > 15, limit the displayed letters to 15. Is that correct?

So if I were to change the 1st "15" to 8, and the 2nd "15" to 3 - the system would display the 1st 3 letters of any UserName that contained 8 or more letters.

if(strlen($username) > 15) {
$username = substr($username,0,15);
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You got it!

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The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee. Ezekiel 25:17
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