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    Posted: 02 January 2004 at 1:09pm
Hey, how can i make a sql command to get only the first 50 characters of a record? I mean from record 1 the first 50 chars and the rest of the records complete like always.
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SELECT Left(column, 50) FROM table;
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strCommand = "Select Left(Message, 5) from tblNews"

and this in my html:
<%# binder.Eval(Container.Item, "Message") %><%# Databinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Message") %>

i get this error:
DataBinder.Eval: 'System.Data.Common.DbDataRecord' does not contain a property with the name Message.

When i'm doing the left function away it works...hmm what i'm doing wrong? It's almost 1:30 am here, i can't see the fault
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Try this:

Select Left(Message, 5) As [Message] from tblNews
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thanks, works great!
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