Limitation of 980 characters

[tottis]

Does anyone know why the .txt file I get out of this blog has a ! after 980 characters? Is there a limitation in one of the lines??

Is it possible to avoid?

for ($i=0; $i <$num_results; $i++)
{
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
$cron = "$row[organisation];\r";
$fileinquestion = fopen ("/upload/portering.txt", "a+");
fwrite($fileinquestion, $cron);
fclose($fileinquestion);
}

$date_in_subject = date('d.m.y H:i:s', $dato);

$readfile = fgets ($fileinquestion);
mail('[e-mail]', 'File is sent from server '.$date_in_subject, $readfile, $hdr);

[drew010]

is it actually in the file or does it show up in the email. i have heard problems with the mail function where if you send it really long lines it will put ! in randomly. if that is the case try using [man]wordwrap[/man] to fix the problem.

[Weedpacket]

Originally posted by drew010
if that is the case try using [man]wordwrap[/man] to fix the problem.

Generally speaking 72 is a good maximum length for a line (this is suggested, though not required, in the email format standard). But note that the standard does require lines to be ended with \r\n.

[tottis]

Hi Drew.

It is in the file. After 980 characters a ! shows up. After another 980 characters a new ! shows up. My guess is that it is the function $readfile that mess it up or the fwrite.

But since I do not know it still is a problem.

Since the length of the line is variable I could not use wordwrap.

[drew010]

in the line
$cron = "$row[organisation];\r";
try using \n if you are on linux, and \r\n if you are on windows.