i keep the string intact as well, for that exact reason, when you want
to edit dynamically, i dont want all sorts of html tags in my
textarea. So, the solution i found works, is to use the php funtion
nl2br(). use that when displaying the info in html., that way you dont
actually change the original text.
JAson
On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:50:44 +0100, Enda Nagle - Lists
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> I usually leave the string intact in the database because if you need to
> show it in an admin area or something, you donšt need to convert it back
> again before populating the text area.
>
> Suppose it just comes down to personal preference... Or is there a specific
> benefit to doing it this way?
>
> Regards
>
> Enda
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> On 27/07/2004 22:55, "Matthew Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > If I have a html textarea for inputting text into a database text field
> >> > how can I keep the formatting of the entered text?
> >> >
> >> > i.e. on the html textarea if the user enters carriage returns i.e. a new
> >> > paragraph I want that to go into the database then when I retrieve it and
> >> > display it on a normal html page I want to keep those carriage returns!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > Matt
> >
> > Before injecting textarea data into a DB use this:
> >
> > $_POST["textarea"] = str_replace("\n","<br>",$_POST["textarea"]);
> >
> > When retrieving data from the DB for a textarea use this before displaying:
> >
> > $_POST["textarea"] = str_replace("<br>","\n",$_POST["textarea"]);
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