<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="string-length($cleanContent) > $Length">
<xsl:call-template name="Imtech.SubstringBeforeLast">
<xsl:with-param name="String" select="substring($cleanContent, 1, $Length)"/>
<xsl:with-param name="Char" select="' '"/>
</xsl:call-template>
<xsl:value-of select="$Suffix" disable-output-escaping="yes"/>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:value-of select="$cleanContent" />
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>

One change I added in my case was to the 'Imtech.GenerateSummary' template. A quick test to see if we need to call 'Imtech.SubstringBeforeLast' or just output the content because for me it was cutting off on the last ' ' regardless of whether it needed to. Brilliant work cheers again.

e.g.

I really appreciate the posting about generating brief description as i was looking for some solution. However, I got an error when i tried to add the code to itemstyle.xsl and CQWP stop functioning correctly.

Here\'s what i did.

first, i copied default template part in itemstyle.xsl and pasted it at the end. then changed name=\"default\" to name=\"Brief Description\"

then i placed the code in this posting below the template. (i just removed Imtech. which should not be a problem)

then back to template named Brief Description, i changed

<div class=\"description\">
<xsl:value-of select=\"@Description\" />
</div>

to

<div class=\"description\">
<xsl:call-template name=\"GenerateSummary\">
<xsl:with-param name=\"Content\" select=\"@Description\" />
<xsl:with-param name=\"Length\" select=\"124\" />
<xsl:with-param name=\"Suffix\" select=\"\'…\'\"/>
</xsl:call-template>
</div>

that was all of my modification.

after i saved the work and publish the xsl, i got the error.

Could you please indicate me if i missed something or mademistakes?

I need some guidance cause i am very new to modify xsl.

Thank you for any help in advance.