Hi, You could try:
$biography =~ s/\n/<br>/g; (i.e. global replace) -Gert -----Original Message----- From: Roee Rubin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 4:10 PM To: 'Perl-Win32-Web Subject: link breaks and html Hello, I have the following text in the DB (mysql) ... <snip> This three-way clash of the consoles is certain to enthrall video game fans since the competition will likely heighten the quality of all the products and keep each company on its toes. However, is there enough room in the market for these different machines? </snip> Whenever printed in the command line the line breaks are in place. I attempt to print to print the same data to an html page and the line breaks do not appear. I have tried substituing <br> for \n and \r to no avail. $biography =~ s/\r/<br> /; $biography =~ s/\n/<br> /; Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. Roee Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.irubin.com/ _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Web mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-web _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Web mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-web
