Synopsis: $chops(<num> <text>) Technical: This function chops <num> characters from the end of <text>. Practical: It is an excellent shortcut for mid(6) expressions starting at the first character of <text>. Returns: <text> with <num> characters removed from the end Examples: $chop(5 abcdef) /* returns "a" */ $chop(2 fnord) /* returns "fno" */ See Also: left(6); right(6); mid(6)