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Subject: "For secret901-ga only" Create a JavaScript that will fix <br> problems
Category: Computers > Programming
Asked by: paul6-ga
List Price: $15.00

Posted: 11 Oct 2002 10:57 PDT
Expires: 10 Nov 2002 09:57 PST
Question ID: 75351

NOTE: ANYONE OTHER THAN "secret901-ga" THAT ANSWERS WILL BE REJECTED!!! ############################################################## Hello secret901, would you please create a JavaScript for me that will remove all "<br>" type elements in a "text box". I have provided an example at http://www.pdawax.com/GoolgeHelp.html. Would you also make it so that this script can be used for other html files. What I mean, if I want to use this for another html page (which I will) it will be for a different name field(s). I'll need to know how to modify the script to work with different fields (naming). but if your script will work for any field just tell me. This script will need to work for PC, Macintosh and Unix. Thanks BTW: thanks for pointing out that contact between users out of Answer Google is prohibited.
Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 11 Oct 2002 15:21 PDT Hi Paul, I don't understand what you mean by "text box." Do you want me to modify the code so that it would remove the <BR> in the smaller boxes? (I don't see them having <BR>, so I thought your request was a little strange.) My code was designed with reuse in mind, so it works with any page that has the TextArea in forms. It goes through every form in the document, then goes through every item in the forms it goes through. If the item is a TextArea, the code makes the necessary changes to the text so that the <BR> is replaced by a "\n", the newline character. Thus, if the TextAreas in your pages are inside forms (which you most likely are, since there's no point in having a text area with no forms), then you need to make no change. I have tested the script on Windows with Netscape 4.8, IE 6.0, and Mozilla 1.1. It should work on Unix, but I am not certain about MacIntosh, since I have no access to one to test the code. If this is acceptable, please let me know. Thanks secret901-ga
Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 11 Oct 2002 17:54 PDT Program update: I've supposedly updated my code to work on Macintoshes, but there is no way for me to test :-(
Clarification of Question by paul6-ga on 11 Oct 2002 19:42 PDT hi secret901, i have only been using your code on a Macintosh environment. when i was doing research into building this script myself, i noticed that there were perameters that you could put in the code that would be with other os's that caused the <br> problem. but it appears to me the way you've written the code should be fine. have a great weekend. paul

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Subject: Re: "For secret901-ga only" Create a JavaScript that will fix <br> problems
Answered By: secret901-ga on 11 Oct 2002 20:06 PDT
Rated: 5 out of 5 stars

Hi Paul,
Below is the updated code for the script that is fixed for
Macintoshes. (I made changes to only one line.  If it doesn't work
this time, revert to the old version.)
To use the code in any HTML file (with a form) that you wish, just
paste it onto the head of the file, and in the <body> tag add
onLoad="editPage();"
As I stated before, this code does not depend on any field name (it
just traverse through a whole list of fields), so there should be no
problem adapting it.
If you have any installation problems with this code, please let me
know and I'll be happy to clarify.

Have a great weekend,
secret901-ga

<script language = "Javascript">
//Begin code
//Javascript to remove breaks in text areas
//October 10, 2002
//Made for Google Answers
function editPage()
{
	var formArray = document.forms;
	for(var i = 0; i < formArray.length; i++)
	{
		var currentItem;
		for(var j = 0; j < formArray[i].elements.length; j++)
		{	
			currentItem = formArray[i].elements[j];
			if(currentItem.type == 'textarea')
				currentItem.value = removeBreaks(currentItem.value);
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function removeBreaks(aString)
{
	var newLine = (navigator.appVersion.lastIndexOf('Win') != -1) ?
"\r\n" : "\n"
	return aString.replace(/<BR>/gi, newLine);
}
</script>

paul6-ga rated this answer: 5 out of 5 stars

As usual "secret901" did an excellent job. His/Her (?) code is very
clean and works the first time, which implies to me that he/she (?)
test it before his/her (?) post. Which would seem logical, but
sometime people just quickly make a post to get paid (I’ve had
first-hand experience before with that happening). Thanks again
secret901 for you assistance.

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