Read Input and Show Output

[YUPAPA]

I want a user to fill out a form
My program is to read and output what he filled out.
For example, he filled out his username 'YUPAPA',
I want the program to read his input, 'YUPAPA' and output the 'Y' because it is the first letter of the word.

How do I do that?

[lucifer]

in php

have a form with field username
Post to php


<?
echo substr($username,0,1);
?>

[niv]

in what language?

query.php?username=YUPAPA

$first[$username]=substr($username, 0, 1); // returns first letter

[YUPAPA]

sorry, is PERL!

[Dusty]

In Perl it's the same
print substr($username,0,1);

[lucifer]

use CGI;
my $qry=new CGI;

my $username=$qry->param('username');

$first=substr $username,1,0;


should do it

[add]
there should be some sort of thread locking to prevent people posting while i'm responding - especially if I go to make a cup of tea

[LastActionHero]

hmm Yupapa didn't I answer that question on ICQ? :)

[YUPAPA]

Yes Yes Yes!
Thank you for giving me the great B-day presents :):)

[LastActionHero]

Birthday? Yesterday was your Birthday?

Happy Birthday! :)

[YUPAPA]

Yes Yes Yes, it WAS yesterday

[Magic2K2]

Why would he enter "YUPAPA"?????? I thought YOU were YUPAPA. :cool:

[niv]

:confused:??????????????

[LastActionHero]

Ah don't worry about him He drank a little too much alcohol at YUPAPA's B'day party. Just ignore him for now.