# Simple ASP questions (probably)

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-asp-questions-probably/164069
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**Created:** [September 28, 2005, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-asp-questions-probably/164069 "2005-09-28T09:52:22Z")
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### Author: ![burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@burns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/burns)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2005, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-asp-questions-probably/164069/1 "2005-09-28T09:52:22Z")

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Hi,

Need some advice please.

I am trying to create a asp site that has a article/news publishing system.

I am quite confident in creating the admin section, forms, database etc but i’m abit confused of how to display the data. More specifically, i am trying to create the following:

For example, i would like the news section (news.asp) to look like this:  
\*\*  
article name\*\*: test  
**article date** : 02/10/2005  
\*\*  
article text\*\*: test test test test test test test test test test test test **more…**

* * *

**article name** : test1  
**article date** : 03/10/2005

**article text** : test test test test test test test test test test test test **more…**

* * *

etc etc

i don’t have a problem with retrieving the data from the Db but what i dont know how to do is to display a certain amount of the article text and then have a more… link that will take you to another page with the whole article text?

any suggestions would be greatly received

many thanks