Here's what your file contains: ccadev:/# od -c TEST.txt 0000000 L I N E O N E \r L I N E T W 0000020 O \n L I N E T H R E E 0000034
Wordpad handles it. Notepad does not. But you have different line terminators for each line.... Later, Larry Irwin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:48 PM Subject: [PHP] Line Breaks in dynamic Download > I have a script that allows clients to download their email lists from a > database. However I can not get the 'new line' characters (\n \r) to do > their job in Notepad when the download is prompted and the file saved to > disk. I've simplified the problem with the code below. Both \n and \r > display as 'null' or undefined characters in Notepad. What am I doing > wrong? > > <? > $file = "LINE ONE\nLINE TWO\rLINE THREE\n\r"; > > header("Cache-control: private"); > header("Content-type: application/octet-stream"); > header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=TEST.txt"); > echo $file; > ?> > > http://www.helpelf.com/texttest.php Click here to run this code. You should > be prompted to save the file. Open the resulting file in Notepad on your > PC. Tell me if the newlines show as 'null' characters or if each LINE ONE, > LINE TWO, etc. shows up on their own lines. Mac users also welcome to try > in Simpletext/BBedit. > > Much thanks, > Kevin Stone > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php