Q1637 How can I get the first 200 characters from a text string?

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Q1637 How can I get the first 200 characters from a text string?

The the string object's substring() method:

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
var str = prompt('Feed me','');

str = str.substring(0,200);

alert(str);
//--></script>