Jim,

>I guess another possibility it to output n characters and add '...' at the
>end to create the summary. Is that any easier?

It might _seem_ easier, until you start worrying about whether n characters
might end anywhere between the first character of a <span> tag and the last
character of a </span> tag.  You might have the same problem with going by
sentences, if ever '. ' occurs that is not the end of a sentence yet is in
between a <span> and a </span>.

I agreed with an earlier post that it would be _much_ easier if your
sentences were marked with <sentence> </sentence> tags/

Rick Suiter



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