Re: Can I Insert CR/LF into data area text?

Matt

There are ways to type characters by hex code - I think there is a hex key you can set in the PC5250 emulator that is used by Access. Now this might not allow entering non-displayable characters, like CR and LF - these x'25' and x'0A' in EBCDIC and might need conversion to x'0D' for CR in ASCII.

It might be better to type in a place marker special value that would get replaced by the program. Something like @@CRLF.

HTH
Vern

MWHopkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Is there a way to insert a CF/LF into the text of a data area?

I am using a data area to contain standard text that will be inserted into the body of an email for problem reporting. The problem I have is that the text is inserted as one stream. Is there a way to type a CR/LF into the data area text, so that when the email is sent it is formatted better?

In the below code snippet, the EM_DTA field is populated from a data area.

Message = EM_DTA +
'The image processing received an error while +
validating the ZIP file. The ZIP file with internal +
name of ' + %trim(IntZipName) + ' did not contain the +
expected image ' + %trim(CFFJES) + '. Processing +
was stopped.';
SndGmail(NORM_EMAIL:'Manager':EDI_EMAIL:'EDI Support':
Subject:Message:EmailError);
The EM_DTA data area looks something like this, and is used by the email recipient to forward the email after review.

TO: customerservice@xxxxxxxx COPY: support@xxxxxxxx, name@xxxxxxx SUBJECT: Transmission issue with XXX (XXXXXXXX) BODY: Please open a XXX SR Ticket # for the problem detailed below. Client/Company Code = XXXXXXXXX Severity Level = Level 3 Route to: DIS-Professional_Services Customer Contact(s) to receive status: Manager, xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx, 410-555-1212 Problem Details:
I want to have the text look like that in the email, but when I get the actual email the body looks like this:

TO: customerservice@xxxxxxxx COPY: support@xxxxxxxx, name@xxxxxxxx SUBJECT: Transmission issue with XXX (XXXXXXXXX) BODY: Please open a XXX SR Ticket # for the problem detailed below. Client/Company Code = XXXXXXXXXXXXX Severity Level = Level 3 Route to: DIS-Professional_Services Customer Contact(s) to receive status: Manager, xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 410-555-1212 Problem Details: Index file index_11162009160804.txt was received from XXXX that produced an exception. The exception code was RCDCNT Job: 546753/XXXUSER/XXX_TEST

I've tried alt sequences, but I can't seem to find one that gives me a CR/LF.

Matt Hopkins Sr. Programmer/Analyst Web: www.pdpgroupinc.com Email: MWHopkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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