Function gotTopic(str,strlen)
if str="" then
gotTopic=""
exit function
end if
dim l,t,c, i
str=replace(replace(replace(replace(str," "," "),""",chr(34)),">",">"),"<","<")
l=len(str)
t=0
for i=1 to l
c=Abs(Asc(Mid(str,i,1)))
if c>255 then
t=t+2
else
t=t+1
end if
if t>=strlen then
gotTopic=left(str,i) & "…"
exit for
else
gotTopic=str
end if
next
gotTopic=replace(replace(replace(replace(gotTopic," "," "),chr(34),"""),">",">"),"<","<")
End Function
