Re: \n problems when creating an email

On Feb 11, 2008 7:10 AM, Angelo Zanetti <angelo@elemental.co.za> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I am making email text based on some fields the user fills in and then email > the admin the details. > > I am having a problem where sometimes the \n (new line) works and sometimes > it just does nothing. Im not sure the cause but I cant seem to figure it > out. Try using HEREDOC syntax instead: $message =<<<EOM How far would they be prepared to travel to event venue? $travel Do you have a specific location of preference? $locationPref City or country preference: $cityPref EOM; It may not prevent the client from reformatting the message on delivery, as Stut, Nathan, and Wolf already correctly mentioned, but placing it in a HEREDOC will improve readability, send an exact structure without need for interpretation (of newlines-vs-carriage-return-newlines and number of spaces per tab), and allow you to freely use quotes without having to remember to escape them (or escape to insert a variable). -- </Dan> Daniel P. Brown Senior Unix Geek <? while(1) { $me = $mind--; sleep(86400); } ?>