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[Gaze]

Hi,

I use <textarea> input more than one paragraph to the database, whose field
type is set to "text". Then I retrieve it to display in <textarea>, which is
OK, paragraph by paragraph, but not in the other tabs because of no <P> or
<br> between each paragraph. Is there any solution to display in other tabs
than <textarea> paragraph by paragraph. Or do I have to change the database
field type other than text? And which type is good in this case. Thanks for
any idea.

Ga

[William Tasso]

Gaze wrote:

Hi,

I use <textarea> input more than one paragraph to the database, whose
field type is set to "text". Then I retrieve it to display in
<textarea>, which is OK, paragraph by paragraph, but not in the other
tabs because of no <P> or <br> between each paragraph. Is there any
solution to display in other tabs than <textarea> paragraph by
paragraph. Or do I have to change the database field type other than
text? And which type is good in this case. Thanks for any idea.

You want a regular expression that globally replaces <cr/lf> with the
required HTML tags
--
William Tasso - http://WilliamTasso.com

[Gaze]

I don't see "cr/lf" in the http source code, but \r\n in database when I use
an sofeware to display the records.

"William Tasso" <ng*@tbdata.com> wrote in message
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Gaze wrote:

Hi,

I use <textarea> input more than one paragraph to the database, whose
field type is set to "text". Then I retrieve it to display in
<textarea>, which is OK, paragraph by paragraph, but not in the other
tabs because of no <P> or <br> between each paragraph. Is there any
solution to display in other tabs than <textarea> paragraph by
paragraph. Or do I have to change the database field type other than
text? And which type is good in this case. Thanks for any idea.

You want a regular expression that globally replaces <cr/lf> with the
required HTML tags
--
William Tasso - http://WilliamTasso.com

[Dan Brussee]

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 02:39:59 GMT, "Gaze" <du******@yahoo.com> wrote:

I don't see "cr/lf" in the http source code, but \r\n in database when I use
an sofeware to display the records.

"William Tasso" <ng*@tbdata.com> wrote in message
news:uv**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Gaze wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I use <textarea> input more than one paragraph to the database, whose
> field type is set to "text". Then I retrieve it to display in
> <textarea>, which is OK, paragraph by paragraph, but not in the other
> tabs because of no <P> or <br> between each paragraph. Is there any
> solution to display in other tabs than <textarea> paragraph by
> paragraph. Or do I have to change the database field type other than
> text? And which type is good in this case. Thanks for any idea.
>

The suggestion is more generic. Replace newline characters with
appropriate HTML tags. Just watch out for things like your example of
\r\n - which would show one line break, but if you use a global
search/replace regular expression and replace \r AND \n with <br> then
you will end up with 2 breaks. Either you need to know that ALL breaks
are the combination of \r\n or you need to do some other fancy
footwork.

[Don Verhagen]

In news:ki********************************@4ax.com,
Dan Brussee <db******@NOSPAMnc.rr.com> typed:
: On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 02:39:59 GMT, "Gaze" <du******@yahoo.com> wrote:
:
:: I don't see "cr/lf" in the http source code, but \r\n in database
:: when I use an sofeware to display the records.
::
:: "William Tasso" <ng*@tbdata.com> wrote in message
:: news:uv**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
::: Gaze wrote:
:::: Hi,
::::
:::: I use <textarea> input more than one paragraph to the database,
:::: whose field type is set to "text". Then I retrieve it to display in
:::: <textarea>, which is OK, paragraph by paragraph, but not in the
:::: other tabs because of no <P> or <br> between each paragraph. Is
:::: there any solution to display in other tabs than <textarea>
:::: paragraph by paragraph. Or do I have to change the database field
:::: type other than text? And which type is good in this case. Thanks
:::: for any idea.
::::
:::
:
: The suggestion is more generic. Replace newline characters with
: appropriate HTML tags. Just watch out for things like your example of
: \r\n - which would show one line break, but if you use a global
: search/replace regular expression and replace \r AND \n with <br> then
: you will end up with 2 breaks. Either you need to know that ALL breaks
: are the combination of \r\n or you need to do some other fancy
: footwork.

Or execute a regexp twice:
1st) replace the 1 pair first \r\n
2nd) replace the \r or \n (can't remember which)

Don

[Lin Ma]

I replace enter key chr(13) with <br>. The tab is chr(9)

Replace(yourRecord, chr(13), "<br>")

Lin Ma


"Gaze" <du******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I use <textarea> input more than one paragraph to the database, whose field type is set to "text". Then I retrieve it to display in <textarea>, which is OK, paragraph by paragraph, but not in the other tabs because of no <P> or
<br> between each paragraph. Is there any solution to display in other tabs than <textarea> paragraph by paragraph. Or do I have to change the database field type other than text? And which type is good in this case. Thanks for any idea.

Ga

[Lin Ma]

I solved this issue by using

<% response.write Replace(yourRecord, chr(13), "<br>") %>

Regards,

Lin


"rajesh" <ra************@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message
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hai lin
i also getting the same problem
if u solved textarea prob
plz mail me
-rajesh
india

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[Gaze]

Great! thanks.

"Lin Ma" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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I replace enter key chr(13) with <br>. The tab is chr(9)

Replace(yourRecord, chr(13), "<br>")

Lin Ma


"Gaze" <du******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I use <textarea> input more than one paragraph to the database, whose field

type is set to "text". Then I retrieve it to display in <textarea>, which is

OK, paragraph by paragraph, but not in the other tabs because of no <P>

or <br> between each paragraph. Is there any solution to display in other

tabs

than <textarea> paragraph by paragraph. Or do I have to change the

database

field type other than text? And which type is good in this case. Thanks

for

any idea.

Ga