RE: [PHP] php/html displaying query

thanks Jay, exactly what I needed and it works like a charm! Angelo >>> "Jay Blanchard" <jay.blanchard@niicommunications.com> 11/18/2004 4:46:36 PM >>> [snip] However when I want to display this field in HTML I have a problem that its all bunched into 1 paragraph, obviously because there are no <p> or <br> tags telling the browser there is a space in between, 1 way to get this to work is to to insert <p> or <br> statements in the paragraph but when the user then edits the paragraph in the textarea it will show the <p> or <br> tags which i dont want, they are end users and will probably delete them. Is there a way to get around this?? either displaying the blank line or by hiding the HTML tags in the textarea (but still saving the paragraph with them in) [/snip] Have a look at TFM http://www.php.net/nl2br -------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer This e-mail transmission contains confidential information, which is the property of the sender. The information in this e-mail or attachments thereto is intended for the attention and use only of the addressee. Should you have received this e-mail in error, please delete and destroy it and any attachments thereto immediately. Under no circumstances will the Cape Technikon or the sender of this e-mail be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages for any use of this e-mail. For the detailed e-mail disclaimer please refer to http://www.ctech.ac.za/polic or call +27 (0)21 460 3911