jeff,
you need to mess with the wrap attribute of textarea. values are off,
soft(virtual), and hard(physical). each has specific meaning in how text is
sent to the server.
from http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/htmlguid/index.htm:
OFF disables word wrap. Text the user types is displayed with the exact line
breaks that the user types. If the user explicitly inserts a line break,
however, the break is included as part of the text area's value. The user
has to scroll horizontally to see the ends of lines that do not fit in the
text area element.
HARD causes word wrap, and the line breaks are included when the form is
submitted. The text wraps inside the text area element, and that the user
does not need to scroll horizontally.
SOFT causes word wrap, but the line breaks are not included when the form is
submitted.
now remember that line breaks don't show in browsers. you need to replace
chr(13)chr(10) with <br>. chr(13) is the ASCII for Carriage Return and
chr(10) is ASCII for Line Feed. together they make a 'microsoft new line',
CRLF. in Unix it is just chr(10). you may want to experiment with
HTMLEditFormat(string [, version ]) and HTMLCodeFormat(string [, version ]).
i like putting the string in a list with the delim CRLF. then you can do
things with it.
good luck,
Alexander Sicular
Technical Director, Information Technology
The Neurological Institute of New York
Columbia University
212.305.1318
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Fongemie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 6:53 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: returns in text boxes?
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Is there a way to have a multi-line textbox recognize carriage
> returns? I have a couple of sites using a simple form for content
> updates and I'd love for my clients to be able to just hit "enter"
> and have a new line start that will be recorded in the database, and
> then on the final <cfoutput>.
>
> I've looked a little at the custom tags for WYSIWYG style entry
> forms, but I don't need anything that complicated or complex.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Jeff Fongemie mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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