[SOLVED] Problem with text in textarea box

[scarlson]

I am pre-loading data from mySQL into a bunch of textarea boxes.  The problem is, is that the text is coming up centered inside the textarea box and not aligned left.  I have tried to use the align = "left" but that didn't help it at all.  I do have a <center></center> wrapped around the whole form, would that be causing it?

 

Here is an example of one of my textarea boxes.

 

<label>Baby Girl Clothes
   <textarea name="tod_girl_clothes" id="tod_girl_clothes" cols="45" rows="5" align="left">  
   <?php echo $itemsid_array['tod_girl_clothes'] ?></textarea>
          </label>

[teng84]

maybe? remove all the alignment and see what happens !

[marcus]

<textarea style="text-align:left;"></textarea>

[scarlson]

I tried both suggestions and that didn't work.  BUT when I moved my <?php  line all the way to the left hand side of my codes space it moved my text over to the left as well.  However, I only have data loading into 2 of the textboxes first for testing but one of them is correct and the other one has a line return first then the data aligned to the left.

 

 

<table width="200" border="1" bordercolor="#000000">
      <caption>
        Please list items in the correct category
      </caption>
  <tr>
        <td>
          <label>Baby Girl Clothes
   			<textarea name="tod_girl_clothes" id="tod_girl_clothes" cols="45" rows="5" style="text-align:left;">  
<?php echo $itemsid_array['tod_girl_clothes'] ?></textarea>
          </label>

        </td>
    <td>
      <label>Baby Boy Clothes
        <textarea name="tod_boy_girls" id="tod_boy_girls" cols="45" rows="5" style="text-align:left;">
<?php echo $itemsid_array['tod_boy_clothes'] ?></textarea>
          </label>
      
    </td>
      </tr>

 

The first textarea box is the one showing the line return first then the data and the next textarea box is showing the data correctly.

 

Any ideas?

[scarlson]

for the most part it's working but I still have the data in the first textarea box start one line down like someone hit the return key.

[kts]

Try trim($variable) to remove any spaces that aren't necessary.. that might help