Hi, <dtml-let article=absolute_url> <dtml-var article> </dtml-let> <a href="&dtml-absolute_url;"> more </a> With the code above I was able to display absolute_url through var article, but I was unable to slice the var article to extract out the text i needed with this code. <dtml-let article=absolute_url> <dtml-var expr="article[50:9]"> </dtml-let> <a href="&dtml-absolute_url;"> more </a> I need somebody to please help me out of this problem. Thanks. ===== Hamzat kamaldeen Ishola Dnet Systems Limited. 223 Ikorodu Road, Lagos. Nigeria. 234 1 7749381, 234 08033011305 --- If Mistake is an opportunity to see better, then it is not a problem but readiness to admit it. Sentimental decisions are not mistakes but failures !!! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com