Re: Formatting a text file for browser

You want text to display in the browser just like it would display in notepad? Wrap your ascii file in <pre> tags, and you'll be set... almost too easy :)

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Re: Re: Formatting a text file for browser by tachyon (Chancellor) on Aug 31, 2001 at 16:38 UTC
Actually no. You will need to escape all the HTML special characters for them to display. Here is an example. The text is "Wrap your ascii file in <pre> tags, and you'll be set... almost too easy :)" "Wrap your ascii file in tags, and you'll be set... almost too easy :)" Hmmm, not actually the text I wanted. I'll close that unmatched pre now CGI.pm has an escapeHTML method to do this `$html = $q->escapeHTML($text)` As a browser will only render 1 space even if you have 10 in a row or tabs you need to escape these to. I have posted a solution in this thread - see below. cheers tachyon s&&rsenoyhcatreve&&&s&n.+t&"$'$`$\"$\&"&ee&&y&srve&&d&&print	[reply]

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Re: Re: Formatting a text file for browser
by tachyon (Chancellor) on Aug 31, 2001 at 16:38 UTC

Actually no. You will need to escape all the HTML special characters for them to display. Here is an example. The text is "Wrap your ascii file in <pre> tags, and you'll be set... almost too easy :)"

"Wrap your ascii file in

 tags, and you'll be set... almost too easy :)"

Hmmm, not actually the text I wanted. I'll close that unmatched pre now

CGI.pm has an escapeHTML method to do this $html = $q->escapeHTML($text) As a browser will only render 1 space even if you have 10 in a row or tabs you need to escape these to. I have posted a solution in this thread - see below.

cheers

tachyon

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