[SOLVED] html char %0D

[jaymc]

I have a text document which i use php to strip data from

 

One stage it strips someones name, however, there name contains a hidden character and after further investigation ive found it to be the html eqivelent of

 

%0D

 

Which is apparently a line feed

 

How can I use PHP to strip it out. Please note that its not actually displayed as THERENAME%0D

 

But I know its there

 

Thanks.

[php_joe]

why can't you just use str_replace()?

[jaymc]

Because it doesnt show up as %0D in notepad or when echoing it

 

I only found it out when it was displayed in the browser and I noticed that char appearing at the end

 

Its like an invisible character anywhere else apart from in an address bar

 

Or if its in notepad it will just insert a new line. I suppose its like \n

 

How the hell can i get rid ofr this its driving me crazy

 

 

[php_joe]

have you tried saving the document as UTF-8 or big unidian?

[jaymc]

The txt file is generated from a bespoke program

 

I need to achieve this in PHP

[AndyB]

Try ereg_replace -> http://ca.php.net/function.ereg-replace even has an example for you in the user notes on replacing %0D

[jaymc]

That doesnt work

 

Its not physically visible when echoed out or even in a database

 

Its like a hidden char which only has relivence in a browser URL or as a line break

 

Therefor doin an str_replace or ereg_replace wont detect it

[jaymc]

Does PHP treat text as binary?

[Guest prozente]

It's not a linefeed, it's a carriage return, in PHP it's \r

 

Use str_replace

 

So you'd put for "\r" to be replaced with '' which would be nothing

 

 

[MadTechie]

if its always at the end, use trim(), i had the same problem, (a CR at the end lines) TRIM resolved it, shout and simple