/* first8orLess.c */
/* Modified Recyclable Object << 'firstwd()'.        */

#include <ctype.h>

extern char *first8orLess (char *to, char *from)
{
   int i=0;
   while (isspace(*from) && *from!='\0') ++from;
   while (!isspace(*from) && *from!='\0' && *from!='.' && i<8 ){
	   *to++ = *from++;
	   i++;
   }
   *to = '\0';
   return (from);
}