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marion · 08-05-2002, 11:45 PM

Here's the deal: I have an alert and by using \n I can get it to do a carriage return in the alert box. Is it possible to transfer this to the text output by the HTML?

If the \n is place in a document.write() statment, it doesn't appear, but the return isn't visible, nor does it become apparent on copy and paste of the text in to tex editor.

Any ideas?

FYI: It must be a carriage return of sometype. HTML tags will not work, or I'd just throw in a <br> or two.

joeboe · 08-07-2002, 01:11 PM

It works fine just like this:

<pre>
<script language="JavaScript">
line = "this \n is \n a \n bunch \n of \n lines";
document.writeln(line);
</script>
</pre>

marion · 08-07-2002, 09:51 PM

I was working on the attached script, and I'm trying to get it to issue a line return in the body of the email to seperate the form values.

Any ideas?

joeboe · 08-08-2002, 11:10 AM

FINALLY... this one had my brain going. You've got to use a handy string property called fromCharCode()

basically I added a line like this:

var newLine = String.fromCharCode(0013); //inputs the ASCII character for a carraige return.

So you can use newLine for the carriage return anywhere you please. The script works fine like this:

Code:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form name="mailForm">
<input type="hidden" name="sendTo" value="email@address.com">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="JavaScript Email Submitter">
Name: <input type=text name=name><br>
Email: <input type=text name=email><br>
Body:<br><textarea name="body" rows=10 cols=50 onblur="checkValues()"></textarea><br>
<input type=button value="Compile Email" onclick="runTest()">
<script type=text/javascript>
<!--
to = document.mailForm.sendTo.value;
subject = "?subject="+document.mailForm.subject.value;

function checkValues(){
	var newLine = String.fromCharCode(0013);  //inputs the ASCII character for a carraige return.
	name = "name: "+document.mailForm.name.value+ " ";
	email = "email: "+document.mailForm.email.value + " ";
	body = "&body=" + name + newLine + email + newLine + document.mailForm.body.value;
}


function runTest(){
document.getElementById('testValues').innerHTML="<a href='mailto:"+to+subject+body+"'>Click\tMe To Send Email!</a>";
}
// -->
</script>
</form>
<div id=testValues></div>
</body>
</html>

There you have it.

marion · 08-08-2002, 12:06 PM

Excellent!

joeboe you rock dude!

marion · 08-08-2002, 09:33 PM

Um... Joe,

It's not working.

I copied the script, with your modification, but it's not working. It's all still on one line.

Thanks for trying. Much appreciated.

joeboe · 08-09-2002, 09:04 AM

hmmm. very strange. What is the mail client on the machine your testing it with? I was using outlook 2000. It was also IE. version 6. It could be a compatibility issue.

joeboe · 08-09-2002, 09:18 AM

FYI

Netscrape won't support this script. I get the error "document.getElementById is not a function".

I also noticed some other stuff that I believe is unique to Microshaft such as the innerHTML property that is used.

marion · 08-09-2002, 09:19 AM

At home I'm using Outlook Express 6

I'll try it at work where I'm using Outlook 2K.

I'll let you know how it goes.

marion · 08-09-2002, 09:27 AM

It does work on Outlook 2K, but apparently not on Outlook Express.

It does work with NS 6.2, and no NS4.x doesn't support the getElementByID() method. NS4.x will support the innerHTML method, but you have to do some tricky coding to make it work, and I've never succesfully done it.

I know that the innerHTML will not work onLoad. It only works after the page has been parsed by the browser.

joeboe · 08-13-2002, 02:54 PM

Is your outlook set to use html format in a message by default? That would effect the way a new line is displayed.

marion · 08-13-2002, 03:35 PM

Yep,

HTML is the default format.

joeboe · 08-16-2002, 09:54 AM

See now that presents a whole other problem. How would one go about detecting the settings in the default email editor?

avyworld · 08-16-2002, 10:28 AM

Quote:

I also noticed some other stuff that I believe is unique to Microshaft such as the innerHTML property that is used.

Actually, Netscape does support it. It's supported it since NS6. Although, I wouldn't recommend using it. It is better to go standardized: that's where the DOM is headed (even if the end of the road is years away).

Hope that helps!

Happy coding!

08-05-2002, 11:45 PM	#1
marion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: VA Posts: 1,630	Carriage Return Here's the deal: I have an alert and by using \n I can get it to do a carriage return in the alert box. Is it possible to transfer this to the text output by the HTML? If the \n is place in a document.write() statment, it doesn't appear, but the return isn't visible, nor does it become apparent on copy and paste of the text in to tex editor. Any ideas? FYI: It must be a carriage return of sometype. HTML tags will not work, or I'd just throw in a <br> or two.

08-07-2002, 01:11 PM	#2
joeboe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sidney, NE, USA Posts: 309	It works fine just like this: <pre> <script language="JavaScript"> line = "this \n is \n a \n bunch \n of \n lines"; document.writeln(line); </script> </pre> __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups.

08-08-2002, 12:06 PM	#5
marion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: VA Posts: 1,630	BooYah! Excellent! joeboe you rock dude!

08-08-2002, 09:33 PM	#6
marion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: VA Posts: 1,630	OH No! Um... Joe, It's not working. I copied the script, with your modification, but it's not working. It's all still on one line. Thanks for trying. Much appreciated.

08-09-2002, 09:04 AM	#7
joeboe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sidney, NE, USA Posts: 309	hmmm. very strange. What is the mail client on the machine your testing it with? I was using outlook 2000. It was also IE. version 6. It could be a compatibility issue. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups.

08-09-2002, 09:18 AM	#8
joeboe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sidney, NE, USA Posts: 309	FYI Netscrape won't support this script. I get the error "document.getElementById is not a function". I also noticed some other stuff that I believe is unique to Microshaft such as the innerHTML property that is used. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups.

08-09-2002, 09:19 AM	#9
marion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: VA Posts: 1,630	Ah! At home I'm using Outlook Express 6 I'll try it at work where I'm using Outlook 2K. I'll let you know how it goes.

08-09-2002, 09:27 AM	#10
marion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: VA Posts: 1,630	Compatibility It does work on Outlook 2K, but apparently not on Outlook Express. It does work with NS 6.2, and no NS4.x doesn't support the getElementByID() method. NS4.x will support the innerHTML method, but you have to do some tricky coding to make it work, and I've never succesfully done it. I know that the innerHTML will not work onLoad. It only works after the page has been parsed by the browser.

08-13-2002, 02:54 PM	#11
joeboe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sidney, NE, USA Posts: 309	Is your outlook set to use html format in a message by default? That would effect the way a new line is displayed. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups.

08-13-2002, 03:35 PM	#12
marion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: VA Posts: 1,630	Yes Yep, HTML is the default format.

08-16-2002, 09:54 AM	#13
joeboe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sidney, NE, USA Posts: 309	See now that presents a whole other problem. How would one go about detecting the settings in the default email editor? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups.

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