Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0305211210040.4160-100000@tal.stat.umu.se>
Date: 2003-05-21T10:11:45Z
From: Göran Broström
Subject: Truncation of text strings
In-Reply-To: <3ECB4763.6030902@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
On Wed, 21 May 2003, Uwe Ligges wrote:
> G?ran Brostr?m wrote:
> > How do I print text strings to a given length, ie, if they are too long
> > I want them truncated (from the end)?
> >
> >
> >>format.char("123", width = 1)
> >
> >
> > does not do what I want, ie, "1".
> >
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> > G?ran Brostr?m tel: +46 90 786 5223
> > Department of Statistics fax: +46 90 786 6614
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> >
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> See ?substring
Oh yes, thanks to all who responded!
G?ran