Writing to file, new line character \n doesn't work

[HughbertD]

Hi all,

 

I am writing some data to a file (well appending)

 

I am using \n for a new line return, but all I get is a small square, and all the data is on one line

 

$file="export_$time";
$handle=fopen($file,'a');
$data="$start2 TO $end2\n";
fwrite($handle, $data);
fclose($handle);

 

Thanks for any help you can give.

[cooldude832]

try \r\n

[shocker-z]

If you open it in word or some rich text editor then save it, it will work.

 

It's just the way notepad is.

 

or a less im missing somthing on how to get past it...

 

Give \n\r a try but im sure it does the same.

 

Rgards

Liam

[HughbertD]

\r\n worked!

 

Thanks!

[cooldude832]

\r\n worked!

 

Thanks!

 

\n = windows systems

\r = unix

 

when you use both the version of OS you run ignores the other usually

[discomatt]

\r\n worked!

 

Thanks!

 

\n = windows systems

\r = unix

 

when you use both the version of OS you run ignores the other usually

 

Are you sure? From what I have found through experience, *nix is \n while windows is \r\n

[cooldude832]

its something like that I think you might be right, but unix ignores what windows likes and windows ignores what unix likes so you need a catch all to make em both happy usually

[wildteen88]

Windows can accept either \r\n or \n as a new lines. It all depends on the application you use to view the generated file. Notepad prefers \r\n for newlines any other new line char and it'll display [] in replacement.