would suggest "/(\r\n|\r|\n)+/" especially if the input is from a browser that could be mac, or windows.. :)
-- ======================================================================= Michael J. Ryan - tracker1[*at*]theroughnecks.com Roughneck BBS: http://www.theroughnecks.net telnet://theroughnecks.net ======================================================================= Y!: aztracker1 - aim: azTracker1 - icq: 4935386 - msn: see email One program for aim/icq/yahoo/msn/irc - http://www.trillian.cc/ "Bb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > $var = preg_replace("/\n*/","\n",$var); > "Jason Caldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Is there an elegant way to remove excess blank lines from my form data? > > > > For example; if someone enters the following text and then press' the > > Submit button: > > > > ---- > > This is a some text > > > > > > This is more text, and yet even more.... > > ---- > > > > What I want to do is remove the excess white space and make it look like > > this? > > > > ---- > > This is a some text > > > > This is more text, and yet even more.... > > ---- > > > > My users may press <enter> too many times and I want to ensure clean text > > and formatting. > > > > Thanks. > > Jason > > > > > > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
