Posted by Dotan Cohen on 08/25/05 20:45

On 8/25/05, Richard Lynch <ceo@l-i-e.com> wrote:
>
> Windows uses \r\n
> Linux uses \n
> Mac uses \r
>
> Depending on what tools you use to read/write/create the files, and
> where the data comes from, it's possible that you have any of those
> formats.
>
> This is especially true of FORM data from a TEXTAREA.
>
> I frequently do this:
>
> $text = $_POST['text'];
> $text = str_replace("\r\n", "\n", $text);
> $text = str_replace("\r", "\n", $text);
> //Now I *know* it's in Linux newline format.
>
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Thanks, Richard. Jochem pointed that out earlier. I really should have
googled this first, but I was certain that what I _knew_ was right.
That happens sometimes. Now get that Uranus branch up!

Dotan
http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/395/papa_roach.php
Papa Roach Song Lyrics

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