How to preserving XML tag string formats in variables?

[Slava Paperno]

If you ever need to open those files in Notepad, you'll really want
Windows-style CRLF (0x0D + 0x0A, or decimal 13 + 10) at the end of each
line.

Slava

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-
> bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Keith Clarke
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 2:28 AM
> To: How to use LiveCode
> Subject: Re: How to preserving XML tag string formats in variables?
> 
> Thanks for flagging this up but I have no problem with linefeeds - and
> the client platform is a red herring when dealing with standards-based
> XML. But I did a bit of digging - just to ensure that this won't bite
> me later...
> 
> LiveCode's 'return' (or 'cr' for short) provides the correct 'linefeed'
> XML end-of-line character. http://www.w3schools.com/xmL/xml_syntax.asp
> ...and fortunately HTML is even more flexible
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/text.html#h-9.3.2
> 
> So, 'return' or 'cr' is the safe mechanism for LiveCode to generate
> text file new line, end-of-line, line break (I think that seeded all
> the relevant search terms for future reference!) when working with XML
> or HTML files that are destined for internet usage. (I think that
> sentence seeded all the relevant search terms for future reference!)
> Best,
> Keith..
> 
> On 22 May 2011, at 02:30, Jim Ault wrote:
> 
> > Look in the LC dictionary under CR constant for a detailed
> explanation, and also the constants LF, CRLF
> >
> > This is always confusing to people who are not used to cross-platform
> and web server programming.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > On May 21, 2011, at 2:45 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote:
> >
> >> Is it important that return and cr are two different things,
> depending on the OS? I was told that return means cr/lf on a Mac system
> and maybe windows, while Linux/Unix systems interpret it as something
> different. CR is a single carriage return. Do I have this right? Does
> this matter to your particular application?
> >>
> >
> > Jim Ault
> > Las Vegas
> >
> >
> >
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