Re: preserve text formatting
| From: | Chris Adams | Date: | Wed, 09 Aug 2000 21:56:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: preserve text formatting | ||
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> Is there any way to preserve text formatting of a string when inserting it
> into a mysql database field? I know I could wrap it with some html, but I
> really don't need that kind of formatting, I just need to preserve the
> carriage returns and new line calls.
Just insert it. I do this all the time & it works great, even for things
like double-byte Chinese. However, a cleaner (albeit less convenient)
approach would be to run your text through something like htmlentities or
urlencode before insertion.