simple database question

[mensuur]

hi,

i have a webpage that contains a DataList control. it retrieves the data
from a database. if one of the entries contains an HTML tag eg <b></b> it
will appear bold on the page. i want people to enter data into the database
from the website via a multiline textbox. will the enterer have to enter <br
/> if he/she wants a line break or will a press of the return key suffice? i
cant try it for myself because the data entry form doesn't work yet.

i hope you've understood my question!
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mensuur

[Robbe Morris [C# MVP]]

Re: simple database question

Typically, you let them type normally and convert \n
to <BR> when you render the text in html.

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> hi,
>
> i have a webpage that contains a DataList control. it retrieves the data
> from a database. if one of the entries contains an HTML tag eg <b></b> it
> will appear bold on the page. i want people to enter data into the
> database
> from the website via a multiline textbox. will the enterer have to enter
> <br
> /> if he/she wants a line break or will a press of the return key suffice?
> i
> cant try it for myself because the data entry form doesn't work yet.
>
> i hope you've understood my question!
> --
> mensuur[/color]