I want to retrieve and print the contents of a Text Area exactly as it was input from a keyboard, i.e. with no HTML formatting. I am using the code noted below. The content is retrieved and printed but as a single line when it was entered as multiple paragraphs. This is the code I am using

 use strict;
use warnings;
use CGI;

my $q = CGI->new;

# Print the HTTP header
print $q->header;

# Get the content of the text area.
# Replace 'textarea_name' with the actual 'name' attribute of your HTM
+L textarea.
my $textarea_content = $q->param('message');

# Print the content exactly as received
####print "Content of the text area:\n";
print $textarea_content;

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When content is entered as HTML it is returned as originally entered. Otherwise the return is one line. Is there a way to solve my problem? Thanks for any and all help!

In reply to Retrieve and Print TextArea Content by Milti

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