hi all
what I'm trying to do is get a comments form that submits to a database to convert the main comment to html.
At the moment any comments submit end up being just 1 big paragraph even if the user hit enter a of times.
like this topic shows up like i type it if i had done this on my system it would be like this
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what I'm trying to do is get a comments form that submits to a database to convert the main comment to html.At the moment any comments submit end up being just 1 big paragraph even if the user hit enter a of times.
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any help with this matter would be grateful.
Busy posted this at 09:15 — 18th February 2006.
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What are using using for database etc, PHP/MYSQL, ASP/SQL .... ?
most text gets put as one long sentence unless you include nl2br() or similar
Let us know what your using and should be able to help further
<?bhb if(broken){ echo("It wasn't me
"); } ?>
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mullet posted this at 12:06 — 18th February 2006.
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thanks dude im using php/mysql.....thanks for your help im not if its the form or the db thats does this mod..
ps. i just found my old login.
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Busy posted this at 20:54 — 18th February 2006.
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If it's just the lines your worried about use nl2br(), will add a (or ) where the \n (newline) is.
$content_from_form_after_validation = nl2br($content_from_form_after_validation);
or you could use it as part of it, like strip slashes, convert htmlspecialcharacters() ..
<?bhb if(broken){ echo("It wasn't me
"); } ?>
Learn HTML the ez way - EzHTML.net
Some people are like slinkies, they dont really serve any purpose but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs ...
mullet posted this at 21:20 — 18th February 2006.
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ok confused sorry.. to be hoonest im surprised i manedge to do this so far.. loll and its working kind of.
i have just been trying to find out about nl2br but even though it would work how would i include it in a form? it shows you how to include it in sendmail forms but thats it.
this is a page of one of my submission pages with the theme removed. where and what exsactly would i put for nl2br to work?
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doh that was two minutes ago.. figured it out it not the form it the message on display..
thankyou very much..
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