Posted by Neredbojias on 06/23/07 11:14

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:39:11 GMT rf scribed:

>> I notice you use \r\n where I typically use just \n (which seems to
>> suffice.) Do you think it makes any difference?
>
> Hang over from my real job, spitting out C++/C# code where the \r is
> usually mandatory. Try sending just a \n to a printer. True, who sends
> stuff to a real printer these days, but I did thirty years ago when I
> started to really learn how to program :-) IBM systems back then of
> course with really small numbers like system/370 model 135 (about as
> powerfull as a 80368).
>
> Also many MS utilities (read: notpad which what you get from a
> view->source in IE) require the \r.
>
> It doesn't hurt the *nix systems.

Sure, I even remember having to do that a long time ago back when I had a
printer (-all of which, afaik, need both line feeds and carriage returns to
"proceed",) but got used to the \n alone from scripting the java. PHP is a
relative newcomer but alike in many ways to j/s.

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Neredbojias
He who laughs last sounds like an idiot.

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