Re: [PHP] Simple (??) control structure problem

2001-07-15 Thread Christopher Kaminski
Thanks alot! I didn't do that because I wasn't aware of the nl2br() function. I just taught myself php last weekend. There's still plenty for me to learn. "Yz James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi Christopher, > > Why not use nl2br() and t

Re: [PHP] Simple (??) control structure problem

2001-07-15 Thread James, Yz
Hi Christopher, Why not use nl2br() and trim() ? $string = trim($string); // Clear any unwanted white space (trailing and leading); $string = nl2br($string); // Add line breaks where necessary echo "$string"; // Voila James "Christopher Kaminski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PR

[PHP] Simple (??) control structure problem

2001-07-15 Thread Christopher Kaminski
I'm trying to write a simple weblog script, but I've encountered a perplexing problem. I'm sure I'm overlooking something simple. I'm trying to take form input, parse it, and wrap it in tags. The problem is removing extra carriage returns. I'm sure there's a problem with the "if ($sentence !=