> I am generating a text file from an online database that needs to be opened > by the VB application with a CHR(10) character delimeter between > fields. The end user clicks "download" in my application and then saves the > file to their computer to use with the VB application (3rd party > written). Here is an example of my code. When opening the text file > locally, it alway's has a new line character at the top of the file which > chokes the VB program. Any suggestions on an alternate way of doing this? > Even hardcoding the line "this is a test" in the cfsavecontent > statement causes the /n character to be inserted at the top of the file. In > the real application the text string is "#fname# & CHR(10) & #lname#" > etc. > > <!--- > Store the text you want to stream. ---> > > <cfsavecontent variable="strText"> > This is a test. > </cfsavecontent>
You have a newline at the beginning and end of your CFSAVECONTENT, I suspect. Try rewriting it as a single line: <cfsavecontent ...>This is a test</cfsavecontent> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or on ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:341013 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
