[Resolved] Line breaks

dcjones

Hi All, sorry for posting 2 post one after the other but I think they are related.

I have data stored in a textarea. When the data is displayed on screen none of the linebreaks are shown.

The code below is what I am using:

          <tr>
            <td valign="top" class="formcolheadersmall"><div align="left">Summary</div></td>
            <td class="bodytext"><div align="left"><?php echo $row_search_results=nl2br($_request['book_summary_short'])?></div></td>
            </tr>

If I run this code all that is displayed is the data down to the above line.

How do I use "nl2br" in the above code segment.

Any help please.

Kind regards, keep safe and well.

Dereck

lazzerous

<tr>
  <td valign="top" class="formcolheadersmall">
    <div align="left">Summary</div>
  </td>
  <td class="bodytext">
    <div align="left">
<?php 
echo nl2br($_request['book_summary_short']);
?>
    </div>
  </td>
</tr>

dcjones

Hi and a big thansk for your help.

I have replaced my code with yours but the result on screen is that the feild displays empty.

Any idea why that should be.

If you could help please.

If your busy I understand, thanks.

Kind regards

Dereck

lazzerous

test it

echo $_request['book_summary_short'];

if that is not printing anything than the problem is that the data is not there.

dcjones

Hi ,

Well it half works, all I get is the first char of the first word, thats it.

What I have is the following:

The page is displayed useing a form varibale from another page. It uses the

$row_DetailRS!['book_summary_short'];

to link the pages.

<?php  

$_request = $row_DetailRS1['book_summary_short'];
echo nl2br($_request['book_summary_short']); 
?>

Thanks for your help with this.

Kind regards

Dereck

dcjones

Hi All,

Can anyone help with this problem. Line Breaks.

I know how to force line breaks in a normal situation butthis one is different (I think).

$row_DetailRS!['book_summary_short'];

The above line holds the data which is not formatted with line breaks. If I change the code to:

echo nl2br($_request['book_summary_short']);

the data is not displayed, and useing the line of code it should not.

If I use this line of code:

$_request = $row_DetailRS1['book_summary_short']; 
echo nl2br($_request['book_summary_short']);

all i get is the first char of the first word of the first line.

Can anyone help, please.

Kind regards, keep safe and well.

Dereck

dcjones

Hi All,

I have now switched my brain on. I have worked it out.

echo nl2br($row_DetailRS1['book_summary_short'];

Sorry.

Keep safe and well

Dereck