Generic line feed

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http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=30944

In this thread, it’s clear that there are different line feed codes for each platform.
Since I’m developing on all platforms but I can’t do any testing, I just wonder, how to be sure it works.

Let me limit the question!
First, I do a MsgBox… Will this code work on any platform? (I.e mac, Win, Linux?) Or… do I need to check the platform to use different line feed on each platform?

[code] strPage = replaceAll(strPage, “
”, EndOfLine)

MsgBox strPage[/code]

2

Use ReplaceLineEndings.

3

It will always work?
What about saving a text file…?

But that’s only for exporting and then importing settings and not really for the human eye.
Also, it’s for later, not that urgent!

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If you use EndOfLine in a MsgBox like you asked, it will work correctly on all platforms.

5

When you’re saving, just use EndOfLine. That way if the file gets opened in another program on that platform it’ll still work right.

6

In principle, EndOfLine is the good one for the platform you build for. Chr(10) for Mac, Chr(13)+Chr(10) for Windows.

The example you give of replacing
is valid, although I would add

since it too is an EndOfLine in HTML.

7

Thank you for the input. It’s very helpful!
Now I’ll try it…!
See if theory and reallty can be friends! :slight_smile: