RE: [mv] Embedding HTML into flypages

["Christopher Thompson" <ct@arborinternet.com>]

Preformatted HTML in a database cannot have linefeeds in it. HTML
considers a linefeed to be whitespace, but in a database it is a
record/field seperator. Try:

==start info.txt sample==
code
comments

787100
The modulator description<BR>should all be on one line.<P>

787101
The demodulator <UL><LI>one<LI>two</UL>

> == end info.txt ==



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-minivend-users@minivend.com
> [mailto:owner-minivend-users@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Andrew Elwell
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 2:17 PM
> To: minivend-users@minivend.com
> Subject: [mv] Embedding HTML into flypages
>
>
> ******    message to minivend-users from "Andrew Elwell"
> <andrew@elwell.demon.co.uk>     ******
>
> Folks,
>
> I am working on a catalogue for a components distributor, and
> would like to
> be able to insert "pre-formatted" html into flypage.html.
>
> At the moment I have (in info.txt - a separate datafile to the main
> products.asc)
>
> ==start info.txt sample==
> code
> comments
>
> 787100
> The modulator allows the composite signal to be viewed on a TV set
> <b>Specifications</b><UL>
> <LI>Widgety doofer MK1
> <LI>Shiny plastic box
> <LI>Beeps frequently</UL>
>
> == end info.txt ==
>
> calling from flypage.html with     [item-data info comment]
> strips out all the HTML formatting.
>
> Is there a simple wy round this (ie I overlooked something?) or is it a
> limitation (and if so, does anyone know a quick way to import
> 12,000 product
> descriptions so that they look nice :-)
>
> Many thanks
>
> Andrew
>
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