Yeah it helps, now we know that somewhere between flex and your database (on the way in) you're losing your newlines :) How are you posting the information back to your server?
-Josh On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Luke Vanderfluit < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. > > Sorry about not being clear. > > Im creating a TextArea programmatically and rendering the text in there > _with_ line breaks. > > So: ta1.text = "foo\nbar"; > > When I save that (through some save function) I want to retain the newline > and save it to > the database. > > Then when I pull that data back into the same textarea, I want to have the > newlines where > they were b4. > > Currently the newlines dont even make it to the save function. > > How do I keep them? > > Hope this makes more sense. > > Kr. > Luke. > > > Josh McDonald wrote: > > Not sure what you mean? If your server is returning text with line > > breaks, they should show up in your textarea without any troubles. It > > could be your backend is stripping newlines on the way into or out of > > the database. Try trace() with the string to double check. > > > > -Josh > > > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Luke Vanderfluit > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<luke.vanderfluit%40e3learning.com.au> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<luke.vanderfluit%40e3learning.com.au>>> > wrote: > > > > Hi. > > > > I found a thread on this group about this problem but it doesnt > > address my particular case. > > > > I rendering text in a textarea with "\n" line breaks, now I want to > > store it in a database > > with those line breaks included and when its loaded back into the > > textarea in flex, I want > > to display it with the linebreaks. > > > > Whats the recommended or easiest way to do this in Flex? > > > > Kr. > > Luke. > > -- > > Luke Vanderfluit > > Analyst / Web Programmer > > e3Learning.com.au <http://e3Learning.com.au> > > 08 8221 6422 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <josh%40gfunk007.com> <mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <josh%40gfunk007.com>> > > -- > Luke Vanderfluit > Analyst / Web Programmer > e3Learning.com.au > 08 8221 6422 > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
