Re: [writefile] and CR's
This WebDNA talk-list message is from
2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 38098
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texte = I may have been clear in my initial post.The user will type multiple paragraphs separated by returns into a
. When the user submits the form, the information from that <textarea> is being put into an RTF file using the code below.When the information is written to the RTF file, the CR's are missing. This causes all the paragraphs to run together.If I open the RTF file with BBEdit, it looks like this:============ RTF FILE STARTS ============ This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live.This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. ============ RTF FILESTOPS ============I may be wrong, but I think space between the paragraphs should contain \par to denote a new paragraph. I'm going to try a custom [convertchars] db. >Clint, > >Look up the [input] context in the WebDNA reference guide. Since >webcatalog tends to convert hard returns to soft returns, the [input] >tag was designed to convert them back. > >Marc Frechet > > >Clint Davis wrote: >> >> I have a form containing several <textarea>'s. When a user submits >> the form, the information is written to an RTF file. >> >> The problem I'm having concerns CR's in the <textarea>. If a user >> types a paragraph then hits 2 returns before the next paragraph, I'd >> like the text to display the same way in my RTF file. >> >> Currently, the text displays without the CR's, and paragraphs 1 and 2 >> run together as if they were one. I've tried this with and without >> wrapping the field name in the RTF in [convertchars]. >> >> [writefile file=[_first_name] [_last_name]-[date %m >> %Y].rtf&secure=f][include file=SurveyTemplate.rtf][/writefile] >> -- >> _______________________ >> >> Clint Davis >> Webmaster >> Gray Loon Marketing Group >> 812.422.9999 >> >> cdavis@grayloon.com >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>. >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >><WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>. >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ><WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ -- _______________________Clint Davis Webmaster Gray Loon Marketing Group 812.422.9999cdavis@grayloon.com------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:<br /><br /> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td> </td><td> <ol type="1"> <li><a href="page.dna?numero=38105">Re: [writefile] and CR's</a> (Clint Davis <cdavis@mail.grayloon.com> 2001)</li> <li><a href="page.dna?numero=38102">Re: [writefile] and CR's</a> (Brian Fries <brainscn@psyber.com> 2001)</li> <li>Re: [writefile] and CR's (Clint Davis <cdavis@mail.grayloon.com> 2001)</li> <li><a href="page.dna?numero=38086">Re: [writefile] and CR's</a> (Marc Frechet <marcf@staff.clarityconnect.com> 2001)</li> <li><a href="page.dna?numero=38077">[writefile] and CR's</a> (Clint Davis <cdavis@mail.grayloon.com> 2001)</li> </ol> </td></tr></table> I may have been clear in my initial post.The user will type multiple paragraphs separated by returns into a <textarea>. When the user submits the form, the information from that <textarea> is being put into an RTF file using the code below.When the information is written to the RTF file, the CR's are missing. This causes all the paragraphs to run together.If I open the RTF file with BBEdit, it looks like this:============ RTF FILE STARTS ============ This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live.This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. This is dummy text that should be removed before this site goes live. ============ RTF FILESTOPS ============I may be wrong, but I think space between the paragraphs should contain \par to denote a new paragraph. I'm going to try a custom <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> db. >Clint, > >Look up the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=182">[input]</a> context in the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=1">WebDNA reference</a> guide. Since >webcatalog tends to convert hard returns to soft returns, the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=182">[input]</a> >tag was designed to convert them back. > >Marc Frechet > > >Clint Davis wrote: >> >> I have a form containing several <textarea>'s. When a user submits >> the form, the information is written to an RTF file. >> >> The problem I'm having concerns CR's in the <textarea>. If a user >> types a paragraph then hits 2 returns before the next paragraph, I'd >> like the text to display the same way in my RTF file. >> >> Currently, the text displays without the CR's, and paragraphs 1 and 2 >> run together as if they were one. I've tried this with and without >> wrapping the field name in the RTF in <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>. >> >> [writefile file=[_first_name] [_last_name]-[date %m >> %Y].rtf&secure=f][include file=SurveyTemplate.rtf][/writefile] >> -- >> _______________________ >> >> Clint Davis >> Webmaster >> Gray Loon Marketing Group >> 812.422.9999 >> >> cdavis@grayloon.com >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>. >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >><WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>. >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ><WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ -- _______________________Clint Davis Webmaster Gray Loon Marketing Group 812.422.9999cdavis@grayloon.com------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>. 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