problem with text format

Navarone · 06-18-2003, 07:18 PM

In my txt file the following line:

&acqui0=ATC Distribution Group
Louisville, KY
October 2000 (RCAF 2000)

gets displayed in the text box like this with this extra spacing:

ATC Distribution Group

Louisville, KY

October 2000 (RCAF 2000)

How can I get rid of this extra spacing?

Sualdam · 06-18-2003, 08:23 PM

You mustn't use the formatting capabilities of your text editor to space out text.

The reason you get the extra spaces is that you have an \r and a \n code as a result of pressing <enter> to space out your text.

What you must do is turn on HTML formatting on the text box (text properties inspector) and format your text file like this:

acqui0=ATC Distribution Group Louisville, KY October 2000 (RCAF 2000)

(Note that the leading '&' is not necessary).

You could also try:

acqui0=ATC Distribution GroupLouisville, KYOctober 2000 (RCAF 2000)

And I'd recommend doing this to make sure there are no trailing codes:

acqui0=ATC Distribution Group Louisville, KY October 2000 (RCAF 2000)&dummy=foo

Navarone · 06-18-2003, 09:40 PM

Ok, but the text is being entered in through VB and it gets saved to a database. So somewhere is VB I need to account for the \r and a \n code and sub in or .

Ok, I'll check with the vb forum and see what they say.

Sualdam · 06-18-2003, 09:44 PM

The \r and \n symbols are just Flash's way of representing a linefeed and carriage return.

If the VB inserts the right code(s) there won't be a problem.

What is it inserting at the moment? Play around with it first - I bet it is quite straightforward.

06-18-2003, 07:18 PM	#1
Navarone Don Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Akron, Ohio USA Posts: 1,974	problem with text format In my txt file the following line: &acqui0=ATC Distribution Group Louisville, KY October 2000 (RCAF 2000) gets displayed in the text box like this with this extra spacing: ATC Distribution Group Louisville, KY October 2000 (RCAF 2000) How can I get rid of this extra spacing? __________________ Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead.

06-18-2003, 08:23 PM	#2
Sualdam Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 848	You mustn't use the formatting capabilities of your text editor to space out text. The reason you get the extra spaces is that you have an \r and a \n code as a result of pressing <enter> to space out your text. What you must do is turn on HTML formatting on the text box (text properties inspector) and format your text file like this: acqui0=ATC Distribution Group<br>Louisville, KY<br>October 2000 (RCAF 2000) (Note that the leading '&' is not necessary). You could also try: acqui0=<p>ATC Distribution Group</p><p>Louisville, KY</p><p>October 2000 (RCAF 2000)</p> And I'd recommend doing this to make sure there are no trailing codes: acqui0=ATC Distribution Group<br>Louisville, KY<br>October 2000 (RCAF 2000)&dummy=foo

06-18-2003, 09:40 PM	#3
Navarone Don Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Akron, Ohio USA Posts: 1,974	Ok, but the text is being entered in through VB and it gets saved to a database. So somewhere is VB I need to account for the \r and a \n code and sub in <br> or <p>. Ok, I'll check with the vb forum and see what they say. __________________ Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead.

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06-18-2003, 09:44 PM	#4
Sualdam Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 848	The \r and \n symbols are just Flash's way of representing a linefeed and carriage return. If the VB inserts the right code(s) there won't be a problem. What is it inserting at the moment? Play around with it first - I bet it is quite straightforward.