Is there a way to save carriage returns in a cookie variable?

[Jimmy]

For instance, I have a textarea with information the user entered... If the
user enters multiple lines of stuff... how do I save it in a cookie that
will also save where the user puts the carriage returns?

Currently I am using javascript to save it into the cookie. In my script,
I escape the data... then when retrieving it I unescape it. However, the
carriage returns are lost.

Is it possible that I'm using the wrong type of textarea? I noticed a wrap=???
parameter that I can use. Would that affect how carriage returns are being
recorded?

Thanks!

~jimmy.

[slim shady]

I think you are using the wrong WRAP parameter in the
textarea. Given below is a listing of valid WRAP parameters and their
effects.

1. WRAP=VIRTUAL means that the text in the box wraps, but it is sent as one
long continuous string

2. WRAP=PHYSICAL means that the text in the box wraps, and it is sent that
way too.

3. WRAP=OFF means that the text in the box does not wrap, but it is sent
exactly the way it was typed in
(Note: This is normally the default.)


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"Jimmy" <unreal@angband.org> wrote in message
news:3ab93f9d$1@news.devx.com...
>
> For instance, I have a textarea with information the user entered... If
the
> user enters multiple lines of stuff... how do I save it in a cookie that
> will also save where the user puts the carriage returns?
>
> Currently I am using javascript to save it into the cookie. In my script,
> I escape the data... then when retrieving it I unescape it. However, the
> carriage returns are lost.
>
> Is it possible that I'm using the wrong type of textarea? I noticed a
wrap=???
> parameter that I can use. Would that affect how carriage returns are
being
> recorded?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ~jimmy.