[RESOLVED] Seeming odd string / variable behavior - cannot seem to debug

[npd1164]

I'm working on a simple formatting of the output from a form submission. All works fine - except for the output contains unexpected carachters. See approximately the middle of the sample html below. Notice the exclamation point and a line break that is being inserted for some reason that I cannot fathom. It always occurs just once per message and not always in the same place in the output. Any thoughts????

Sample html output:

<font color=red>Firm Costs And Delivery Date:</font> Test Field 2<br /><font color=red>Improvement Or New Product Project:</font> Test Field 3<br /><font color=red>Your Projected Or Current Usage Needs:</font> Test Field 4<br /><font color=red>Samples Needed Date:</font> Test Field 5<br /><font color=red>Product Qty Needed For Initial Ramp Up:</font!
Test Field 6<br /><font color=red>Date Product Is Required For Production Plans:</font> Test Field 7<br /><font color=red>Tooling Investment Ceiling:</font> Test Field 8<br />font color=red>Search Engine:</font> Google<br /><font color=red>Keywords Used:</font> stamping, die-tech<br />

Sample code producing the above:

foreach ($_POST as $key => $value){
     if ($key != "Submit"){
		$fieldSubject = ucwords(str_replace("_"," ",$key));
		$htmlMessageString = $htmlMessageString . "<font color=red>" . $fieldSubject . ":</font>" . trim($value) . "<br /> ";
	    $textMessageString = $textMessageString . $fieldSubject . ": " . trim($value) . "\r\n"; 
	 }
   }

[Weedpacket]

Startled by your still using <font> tags in 2007, perhaps?🙂

The code you've supplied constructs the string, but what is happening to that string next before getting to the point that you have something to view?

[npd1164]

Yes, I know the font tag is deprecated, but for testing purposes it was quicker - especially for the message destined to be emailed.

After constructing the string, it is immediately processed by the following function and set as part of the $message class email object () (i'm not the author of the class so i do not know it inside and out.)

foreach ($_POST as $key => $value){ 
     if ($key != "Submit"){ 
        $fieldSubject = ucwords(str_replace("_"," ",$key)); 
        $htmlMessageString = $htmlMessageString . "<font color=red>" . $fieldSubject . ":</font>" . trim($value) . "<br /> "; 
        $textMessageString = $textMessageString . $fieldSubject . ": " . trim($value) . "\r\n"; 
     } 
   } 

$message->SetTextContent($textMessageString);
$message->SetHtmlContent($htmlMessageString);
$message->Send();

the functions in the email class are:

function SetHtmlContent($content) {
       return $this->SetContent($content, 'text/html', '8bit');
  }

function SetContent($content, $mimeType='text/plain', $encoding='8bit'){
    $contentBlock = new LiteralMimeBlock($mimeType, $content, $encoding);
return $this->AddContentBlock($contentBlock);
  }

I recently received a reply, from the original author of the class, which has resolved the problem. . He suggested changing:

$message->SetTextContent($textMessageString); 
$message->SetHtmlContent($htmlMessageString); 

To:

$message->SetContent(chunk_split(base64_encode($textMessageString), 76, EmailNewLine), 'text/plain', 'base64');
$message->SetContent(chunk_split(base64_encode($htmlMessageString), 76, EmailNewLine), 'text/html', 'base64');