Re: html formatting pulling from db

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> I have information stored in a oracle database and i want to display it in 2
> different formats...
> Here is the problem,
> I am having users enter information in a text box, and they tend
> to format it...
> ie.
> A. John is a good worker.
>
> 1. He works hard.
>
> 2. ...
>
> B. etc...
>
> However when i pull it out of the database and try to display it in html the
> formatting is not preserved...
> ie.
> A. John is a good worker.1. He works hard.2...B...
>
> It will preserve the format if I put it back in a textbox, but that is not
> an option (unless there is a way to turn off editing in a textbox).
>
> I am not sure if this is the correct newsgroup to ask this. If not, it
> would help if someone could point me to a more suitable one.
>
> thanks
> David
>
>

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