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eregreplace(tab, 4 spaces) Peter ----------------------------------------------- Excellence in internet and open source software ----------------------------------------------- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 ----------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Blue Presley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 01 July 2002 02:33 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: text formatting > > > Thanks guys, nl2br works perfectly for preserving my new lines! I've > checked over the php string function list and am still experimenting with > some options. However, do you know of any function that will > preserve tabs > and spacing (used for centering text, etc) > > > in case your wondering, i'm letting people submit their resumes to a mysql > database. it has to be in text format so that they can be properly > searched. if anyone knows of a better way to do this (ie, using > .pdf files) > and still enabling them to be searched, plz let me know. > > thx > blue > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gurhan Ozen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Blue Presley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 7:35 PM > Subject: Re: text formatting > > > > Hi, > > Yes there are number of functions you can use in php. I don't know what > you > > really want to do, i assume that you want the resumes viewed > over the web, > > in that case you can use nl2br() function to indicate a new line.. > > Take a look at the following pages: > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.strings.php > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.regex.php > > > > Gurhan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Blue Presley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 6:31 PM > > Subject: Re: text formatting > > > > > > > I'm using (and new to) PHP. any suggestions as to what functions, if > any > > > exist, that would be appropriate for pre-formatting? > > > > > > thx, > > > blue > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gurhan Ozen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Blue Presley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 6:02 PM > > > Subject: Re: text formatting > > > > > > > > > > This should be handled before the data is even inserted into mysql. > Have > > > > your scripting language that you use in the form handle this to have > the > > > > resume formatted in the way you'd like and then have it insert the > data > > > into > > > > mysql. > > > > Gurhan > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Blue Presley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 5:34 PM > > > > Subject: text formatting > > > > > > > > > > > > > hello, > > > > > I have a web from that allows a user to submit a resume in text > > format. > > > > How > > > > > do i make mysql respect the formatting of the text > document so that > it > > > is > > > > > pulled from the database as it was inserted? right now everything > > comes > > > > > back as one paragraph. > > > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > blue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Before posting, please check: > > > > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > > > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > > > > > > > To request this thread, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Trouble unsubscribing? 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