RE: [PHP] Return Character in a Text File?

From: Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:47:45 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] Return Character in a Text File?
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On 27-Mar-2003 Jay Paulson wrote: > I have a slight problem. Is there anyway to make a text file with a > return character that doesn't show up in windows notepad as a gibberish > character and actually puts a return in it? Right now I'm using the "\n" > for the return but it doesn't get read in notepad as a return so the > string data is one long line instead of multiple lines. Is there any > other way of doing this? > > Code I am using: > $data = ""; > //loop > $data .= "$firstName, $lastName, $email, $gender, $bday, $phone, > $zip,\n"; > //end of loop > notepad wants '\r\n' for an end of line. IIRC wordpad (or whatever they calling it this week) will grok bare linefeeds. > Thanks! Regards, -- Don Read dread@texas.net -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. (53kr33t w0rdz: sql table query)

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