> I am inserting a textarea into a database and when I retrieve the data I
> would like to format it if the user has not put any breaks or returns.
> Basically, I would like to parse the text, use the formatting the user has
> used, but if they entered a long string of text, replace every
> 15th space or
> set to a fixed width to force wrapping. Anyone have any suggestions?
To format returns into <BR>s you'll have to replace in CF;
Replace(myCopy,chr(13),"<br>","all")
To wrap to a specific width, either put the copy into a table cell or put it
in a Frame - table cells are easier, but they do change between IE and NS a
bit, so you'll have to check it in both
Philip Arnold
Director
Certified ColdFusion Developer
ASP Multimedia Limited
T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
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