Xbasic

A5_SHORTEN_URL Function

Syntax

Shortened_URL as C = a5_shorten_url(C url [,N length ])

Arguments

Shortened_URL: A shortened version of the a URL with "..." substituted for elements of the path.
url: The original URL with full path information. Character
length: Optional. Default = 30. The maximum number of characters to return. Numeric

Description

The A5_SHORTEN_URL() function shortens a URL to the specified number of characters by truncating the path and inserting "...". The default length is 30. The minimum returned will be the page name with all path information removed.

Example

url = "http://www.alphasoftware.com/products/testimonials.asp"
?a5_shorten_url(url)
= "http://www.../testimonials.asp"
?a5_shorten_url(url,50)
= "http://www.alphasoftware.com/p.../testimonials.asp"
?a5_shorten_url(url,5)
= "testimonials.asp"