Reading Data from <TEXTAREA>

[thespian]

I hope this question is posted in the correct forum. If not - please relocate it for me. Thanx.

Question:

I am creating a "Feedback" page on a web site using ASP. Once the form is submited, I am generating an email using the CDONTS object.

My problem concerns the data captured (actual comments) in a <TEXTAREA> tag on the input form.

When the visitor seperates this data (comment) into paragraphs with the carriage return for example, the resultant value from the Request(textarea_name) is unformated and the paragraphs all run into one another.

Can this be resolved?

Many Thanx

[hillsy]

Try getting this put in the ASP/JSP/ColdFusion forum.

I bet Jeremy W or dhtmlgod will have something to say about it

[wdmny]

It will be stored in the database, with carriage returns and all. It will even be outputted with them as well, you just can't see them since HTML does not consider a carriage return as a new line.

What you need to do is in the page that returns the results, replace the carriage returns with <br>'s.

strComment = Replace(strComment, vbCrlf, "<br>" & vbCrlf)

vbCrlf is the vbscript/vb equiv to a new line, or more specifically, Carriage Return Left.

[thespian]

Thanx Wes, that looks exactly like what I do need. I will try it out this evening when I get home.

Hillsy - Thanx for that advice. Looks like I won't need it though. Wes has come to my rescue. btw. It was dhtmlgod who got me started with this whole thing!

[dhtmlgod]

Got you started with what?

If your are sending HTML that will work, but if your sedning text, the <br> will appear. Just thought you might like to know.

[thespian]

I thought I saw you lurking there in the shadows. Nothing like using someone's name in vain to bring them out into the open!

What I was talking about was that wonderful CDONTS thread/tutorial of yours. Also you have helped me via email when I started using these objects the first time.

This specific case is a single HTML email that will be sent to the owner of the web site, so all's fine with that solution.

Compliments of the Season to you all!