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xslt conditional to limit words in a feed

Feb 10, 2009 1:33 PM

I'm trying to use XSLT in DW to do a news feed and can't figure out how to limit the number of words in the description. I'm using David Power's book as an example. I'm showing the Titles as links and the Descriptions fine and can limit the number of objects to display. But I can't figure out how to limit the number of words in the Descriptions. I want to display the feed in a sidebar and just show the first couple of lines from the description as a teaser.

Any suggestions appreciated.
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  • Newsgroup_User
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    1. Newsgroup_User,
    Feb 10, 2009 3:52 PM   in reply to Bob Timms
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    Bob Timms wrote:
    > I'm trying to use XSLT in DW to do a news feed and can't figure out how to
    > limit the number of words in the description.

    My knowledge of XSLT is pretty basic, so I can't suggest a way to select
    a specific number of words. However, it's very easy to select the first
    sentence. The following example cuts off the contents of a <description>
    tag at the first period followed by a space, and adds an ellipsis:

    <xsl:value-of select="substring-before(description, '. ')"/>
    <xsl:text>...</xsl:text>

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    David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
    Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4",
    "PHP Solutions" & "PHP Object-Oriented Solutions"
    http://foundationphp.com/
     
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    2. Bob Timms,
    Feb 10, 2009 5:06 PM   in reply to Bob Timms
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    Perfect. Just what I was looking for.

    I was about ready to give up on DW at v8 because the game had changed then to CSS and DW CSS support lagged badly. Fortunately just before going in another direction I learned of CS4 - great app IMHO. Grabbed your book for PHP/MySQL - I can't believe I've used DW since DW MX and never investigated server behaviors until your book. Learned a lot and my workflow has become a ton more effecient.

    Thanks
     
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    3. Newsgroup_User,
    Feb 11, 2009 2:12 AM   in reply to Bob Timms
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    Bob Timms wrote:
    > Grabbed your book for PHP/MySQL -
    > I can't believe I've used DW since DW MX and never investigated server
    > behaviors until your book. Learned a lot and my workflow has become a ton more
    > effecient.

    Glad to have been of help. If you've got a spare moment, why not spread
    the word by posting a review on Amazon? ;-)

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    David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
    Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4",
    "PHP Solutions" & "PHP Object-Oriented Solutions"
    http://foundationphp.com/
     
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    4. Bob Timms,
    Feb 11, 2009 5:58 PM   in reply to Newsgroup_User
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    I'll be happy to as soon as I get a break. I'm covered up right now - but I'm not complaining.

    Thanks.

     
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    Feb 12, 2009 5:58 AM   in reply to Newsgroup_User
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    Bob Timms wrote:
    > I'll be happy to as soon as I get a break. I'm covered up right now - but I'm not complaining.

    No pressure. If you've got time, great. If not, no problem.

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    Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4",
    "PHP Solutions" & "PHP Object-Oriented Solutions"
    http://foundationphp.com/
     
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