how to get rid of the new line blanks in textarea?

[karenkksh]

<%Function ListCPN()%>

<!--<textarea class="project" name="txtCPN"></textarea>-->

<TEXTAREA class="project" name="txtCPN" cols="35" rows="10"></TEXTAREA>


<%End Function%>

[jhardman]

karen,

this shouldn't give you any blank lines. It didn't when I tried it just now.

Jared

[karenkksh]

karen,

this shouldn't give you any blank lines. It didn't when I tried it just now.

Jared

Hi Jared,

Thanks. I would like to trim off if there is enter blank in text area so that no empty fields are shown in the table of the following page.

Users can only enter CPN line by line but cannot press enter key for new line.

[jhardman]

Oh, I think I understand. So a user theoretically might enter a blank line which you don't want. Well, if you want to handle this with asp you could say:

dim lines, x, outputText
lines = split(request("myTextBox"), vbNewLine)
for each x in lines
   if trim(lines(x)) <> "" then
      outputText = outputText & lines(x) & vbNewLine
   end if
next

and you are left with outputText which includes all of the original request.form("myTextBox") minus any blank lines.

Does that work for you?

Jared

[karenkksh]

Oh, I think I understand. So a user theoretically might enter a blank line which you don't want. Well, if you want to handle this with asp you could say:

dim lines, x, outputText
lines = split(request("myTextBox"), vbNewLine)
for each x in lines
   if trim(lines(x)) <> "" then
      outputText = outputText & lines(x) & vbNewLine
   end if
next

and you are left with outputText which includes all of the original request.form("myTextBox") minus any blank lines.

Does that work for you?

Jared

Thanks. no syntax error but it doesn't work. The empty fields still showed in the tables of following page.

Why?

<%Function ListCPN()%>
 
 
<TEXTAREA class="project" name="txtCPN" cols="35" rows="10"><%Call trimLines%></TEXTAREA>
 
 
<%End Function%>
 
 
<%
Function trimLines
 
dim lines, x, outputText
lines = split(request("txtCPN"), vbNewLine)
for each x in lines
   if trim(lines(x)) <> "" then
      outputText = outputText & lines(x) & vbNewLine
   end if
next
 
End Function
 
%>

[jhardman]

This is the code for the page where the user enters the info? It won't work there. Remember that ASP code only works WHILE the server is sending the page to the user. I had intended this code to be the code on the following page. and I think I got part of the code wrong anyway. I just tried this to make sure. the entire form was saved as "texttest.asp". The form submits to the same page, and everytime all of the blank lines are taken out and the text (minus any blank lines) is put in the textarea.

<%
dim lines, x, outputText
lines = split(request("myText"), vbNewLine)
for each x in lines
   if trim(x) <> "" then
      outputText = outputText & x & vbNewLine
   end if
next %>
<form action="texttest.asp" method="post">
<textarea name="myText"><%=outputText%></textarea>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">
</form>

[karenkksh]

The enter blanks cannot be cut off and the blanks still showed in the table of following page.
I need to use Next pagelink instead of submit input.
The bold link is the link to the following page.


Dim rsEmail, qryEmail
Dim res
Dim strInput, Count

Dim lines, x, outputText
lines = split(request("txtCPN"), vbNewLine)
for each x in lines
if trim(x) <> "" then
outputText = outputText & x & vbNewLine
end if
next

<form name="frmInput" action="ApprovePartsDisplay.asp" method="post">

<tr class="filter">
<td width="120"></td>
<td></td>
<td><a onclick="javascript:document.frmInput.submit()"><f ont class="pageLink">&gt&gt Next</font></a></td>
</tr>

<%Function ListCPN()%>


<TEXTAREA class="project" name="txtCPN" cols="35" rows="10"><%=outputText%></TEXTAREA>


<%End Function%>

[jhardman]

Karen,

I am no longer following what you are saying. What is generating the content of the textarea? If you are generating the textarea, then just don't put in blank lines. If the user is filling it out, then remove the blank lines before you save it. I don't understand which part is giving you trouble.

Jared