simple database question

[Guest]

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!

 

[Robbe Morris [C# MVP]]

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