Why am I having such a hard time with this code? $doc = "doc.txt"; $text = nl2br ( readfile ("D:\\foob\\bar\\foo\\$doc" ) ); echo $text; OR $doc = "doc.txt $text = readfile ( "D:\\foob\\bar\\foo\\$doc" ); $text = nl2br ( $text ); echo $text; NEITHER of these give me any breaks... I'm at my wits end here. This seems like a no brainer... I get the text file without any problem, but there are no breaks in what is echoed. Anyone? PHP 4.0.7-dev from php4win --------------------- John Asendorf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Applications Developer http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY! Licking County, Ohio, USA 740-349-3631 Aliquando et insanire iucundum est -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]