I have kind of a multi page form, where on the first page there is a multi-line textarea. This allows you to enter multiple lines in the textarea with carriage returns. On the second page I am displaying the information that was typed into the textarea using a label. The problem is that there are no longer carriage returns so the text all flows together. How do I get the presentation to display in the format in which it was typed with the carriage returns?

FYI - I'm using all server controls. Here are the actual controls:

<asp:TextBox ID="Details1" runat="server" Rows="5" TextMode="MultiLine" Width="100%" CssClass="normal" Height="65px" Wrap="True"></asp:TextBox>

<asp:Label ID="lblDetails1" runat="server" Width="100%" CssClass="normal" Height="65px"></asp:Label>

Thanks,
Bob

Nevermind, I figured it out:

newString = oldString.Replace("\n", "<br />");

Thanks,
Bob

I'm having this problem but cant seem to fix it:

Dim NewsFile As String = Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/MemberNews.txt")

Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Dim _NewsFile As String = NewsFile.Replace(Chr(13), "<br>")
lblMemberNews.Text = File.ReadAllText(_NewsFile)
End Sub

The label still formats it on the same line, have tired with "/n" but doesnt work...

You're replacing in the file name, but I think you want to replace in the results of ReadAllText instead?

Imar

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Ah cheers, just wasnt in the right place, I thought I tried everywhere but obviously not after ReadAllText()...