this is wrong:
> foreach ($lines as $line) {
> if (strlen($line) > $maxchars) {
> $newtext .= substr($line, 0, $maxchars)."\n";
> $newtext .= substr($line, $maxchars)."\n";
> }
> }
try this:
foreach ($lines as $line) {
if (strlen($line) > $maxchars) {
$newtext .= substr($line, 0, $maxchars)."\n";
$newtext .= substr($line, $maxchars)."\n";
} else {
$newtext .= $line."\n";
}
}
Regards Michael
"Michael Virnstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> if you want to write into the database, i wouldn't convert newline to
<br>.
> do this
> when you read from the database using nl2br($var) ot convert every newline
> in $var to <br>.
> default <br> after 75 characters if no <br> was found before.
> if you don't care about word-splitting, you could do the following:
>
> //INSERT TO DATABASE
> //max number of chars per line
> $maxchars = 75;
> //lets say $var is the content of your textarea
> $lines = explode("\n", $var);
>
> // text we want to write to the db
> $newtext = "";
>
> foreach ($lines as $line) {
> if (strlen($line) > $maxchars) {
> $newtext .= substr($line, 0, $maxchars)."\n";
> $newtext .= substr($line, $maxchars)."\n";
> }
> }
>
>
> // SELECT FROM DATABASE
>
> //lets say $var is the selected content
> echo nl2br($var);
>
> This is very simple solution. It won't look for words and splits after the
> word
> and if your line is 76 chars long, it'll convert it into two lines, onw
with
> 75 chars
> and one with 1 char. but it's a start i think.
>
> Regards Michael
>
>
>
>
> "R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> 000b01c1ed6e$d21595e0$0a6da8c0@lgwezec83s94bn">news:000b01c1ed6e$d21595e0$0a6da8c0@lgwezec83s94bn...
> > Greetings All,
> > (Special greetings go out to Steve for excellient previous help - Thanks
> > again dude)
> > Calling all PHP gurus, have broked my head over this but cant seem to
> figure
> > this out in c,perl or java servlets.
> > Am new to PHP so dont even know the common functions leave alone the
> answer
> > to this problem.
> > Heres the setup:
> > I have a form with just one TEXTAREA
> > Data from this form is entered directly into the database
> >
> > BUT...
> >
> > everytime a user presses the ENTER or RETURN key on the keyboard, when
the
> > PHP script validates the form
> > I want it to add <br> it should also add a <br> if the line is
> sayyyyy....75
> > charactors long & if there is no <br> or enter key pressed..
> > If it finds any " it should convert it to '
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> > Have a great day.
> > -Ryan A.
> >
>
>
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