# Grab first 50 characters of text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grab-first-50-characters-of-text/57371>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 12, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grab-first-50-characters-of-text/57371 "2004-07-12T19:09:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SoloDesignz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SoloDesignz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SoloDesignz)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grab-first-50-characters-of-text/57371/1 "2004-07-12T19:09:02Z")

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Can anyone point me in the direction, or throw me some code on how to grab a certain number of characters, or words from a variable ??

- Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grab-first-50-characters-of-text/57371/2 "2004-07-12T19:27:06Z")

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Never mind, figured it out… something like this…  
[AS]string.substr(length);[/AS]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grab-first-50-characters-of-text/57371/3 "2004-07-12T20:26:35Z")

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```auto
string.substr(0,50)

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grab-first-50-characters-of-text/57371/4 "2004-07-13T18:42:32Z")

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thx

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grab-first-50-characters-of-text/57371/5 "2004-07-13T18:52:56Z")

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welcome :thumb: