I'm creating a page to output rtf formatted files from a database, which requires some reformatting of html and UBBC. What I can't get it to do is convert <br /> etc into \par, without it producing \'08 or \'05 or \'02 etc.

Some examples:

Without switching anything, I get

{\pard \fs20 I drive from east hull to grimston bar\'2e Would anyone be interested in a car share? Also I could collect / drop off along the A1079\'2e

Outward journeys depart Hull approx 06:45

Return journeys depart York approx 17:30 to 18:00 Monday, Tuesday and 16:30 the rest of the week\'2e

\par}

Using $message =~ s~<br />~\par~ig; Gets

{\pard \fs20 I drive from east hull to grimston bar\'2e Would anyone be interested in a car share? Also I could collect / drop off along the A1079\'2eparparOutward journeys depart Hull approx 06:45parparReturn journeys depart York approx 17:30 to 18:00 Monday, Tuesday and 16:30 the rest of the week\'2e par par \par}

using $message =~ s~<br />~\\par~ig; produces

{\pard \fs20 I drive from east hull to grimston bar\'2e Would anyone be interested in a car share? Also I could collect / drop off along the A1079\'2e\'5cpar\'5cparOutward journeys depart Hull approx 06:45\'5cpar\'5cparReturn journeys depart York approx 17:30 to 18:00 Monday, Tuesday and 16:30 the rest of the week\'2e \'5cpar \'5cpar \par}

Am I missing something very obvious here?

In reply to Formatting rtf - problems by s_m_b

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