That's true in php but escaped characters always worked here with me on single or double quotes.. --- Flavio Gomes flavio at economisa.com.br George Pitcher wrote: >Use double quotes to make the escape work. > >George > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu >>[mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of Paul McGuire >>Sent: 24 May 2004 3:09 pm >>To: [JavaScript List] >>Subject: Re: [Javascript] linebreak in textarea >> >> >>My JavaScript is populating a textbox. >> >>myform.textboxfield.value = 'mystring' >> >>I would like a way to auto insert linebreaks into the text box too. >> >>myform.textboxfield.value = 'mystring\n' >> >>just prints >> >>mystring\n >> >>into the text box as does >> >>myform.textboxfield.value = 'mystring' + '\n' >> >>How would I programatically put a sting into a textbox with linebreaks >>inserted? >> >>Paul >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Javascript mailing list >>Javascript at LaTech.edu >>https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >Javascript mailing list >Javascript at LaTech.edu >https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript > >