If you ever need to open those files in Notepad, you'll really want Windows-style CRLF (0x0D + 0x0A, or decimal 13 + 10) at the end of each line.
Slava > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode- > boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Keith Clarke > Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 2:28 AM > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Re: How to preserving XML tag string formats in variables? > > Thanks for flagging this up but I have no problem with linefeeds - and > the client platform is a red herring when dealing with standards-based > XML. But I did a bit of digging - just to ensure that this won't bite > me later... > > LiveCode's 'return' (or 'cr' for short) provides the correct 'linefeed' > XML end-of-line character. http://www.w3schools.com/xmL/xml_syntax.asp > ...and fortunately HTML is even more flexible > http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/text.html#h-9.3.2 > > So, 'return' or 'cr' is the safe mechanism for LiveCode to generate > text file new line, end-of-line, line break (I think that seeded all > the relevant search terms for future reference!) when working with XML > or HTML files that are destined for internet usage. (I think that > sentence seeded all the relevant search terms for future reference!) > Best, > Keith.. > > On 22 May 2011, at 02:30, Jim Ault wrote: > > > Look in the LC dictionary under CR constant for a detailed > explanation, and also the constants LF, CRLF > > > > This is always confusing to people who are not used to cross-platform > and web server programming. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > On May 21, 2011, at 2:45 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > > > >> Is it important that return and cr are two different things, > depending on the OS? I was told that return means cr/lf on a Mac system > and maybe windows, while Linux/Unix systems interpret it as something > different. CR is a single carriage return. Do I have this right? Does > this matter to your particular application? > >> > > > > Jim Ault > > Las Vegas > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
