> We are accepting Detailed description of the item in > <Textarea></Textarea>. > > Is there any function which can return full words without breaking the > lines. The data is stored in a PostgreSQL database in varchar field. > > item_detail_description varchar(200) > > I am assuming that the user need not press the 'enter' key at the end of > each line. Hence by using the 'carriage return' code this function > cannot be written. I was interested in knowing if any such function > already exists. I don't understand what you want. Perhaps you're looking for nl2br()? www.php.net/nl2br ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php