copying and pasting bullets from Word to php/mysql

Hi - this is my first shift from happy and constructive lurking to a question. I am putting together a php/mysql set-up for "jobs" pages for a not-for-profit organisation. To make it easy for the hr manager, I want the form that enters the job details into the database to be able to have content copied and pasted into it from word documents. Using nl2br() is fine, but my big problem is bullet points. Many of the job specs use bullet points, and although I can replace the non-standard bullet character with a "<li>" I can't work out how to put in a piece of code that will put in the other tags to make it legal code. Getting a "<ul>" in front of the very first bullet is easy enough, but not getting </ul> at the end, nor indeed spotting if there are two separate bullet lists and adapting the code accordingly. Any thoughts? - Many thanks - Mallen ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________