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Re: mail function and wordwrap [message #172259 is a reply to message #172258]

Tue, 08 February 2011 14:07

Jerry Stuckle
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On 2/8/2011 8:44 AM, Bill B wrote:
> On 2/8/2011 8:34 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 2/8/2011 8:19 AM, Bill B wrote:
>>> I have looked through php.net (and googled) without finding an example
>>> of this particular scenario.
>>>
>>> If the message is the result of:
>>>
>>> $msg = "A very long sentence\n";
>>> $msg .= "A short sentence\n"; // less than 70 characters
>>> $msg .= "Another short sentence\n"; // less than 70 characters
>>> $msg .= "Another very long sentence";
>>>
>>> $msg = wordwrap($msg, 70);
>>>
>>> Does wordwrap only act on the longer individual strings? Will the short
>>> strings appear on lines of their own?
>>>
>>> In other words, will the formatting (\n) in each string taken separately
>>> override the overall wordwrap?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Bill B
>>
>> Did you try it?
>>
>
> No. Is that the standard?
>
> I am using this in a "listening" script that is triggered by receiving a
> notice from PayPal. The PayPal information supplies the variables for
> the mail function, including the customer's email address. Based on the
> transaction type a different message is composed. There are about 10
> different messages of differing content and formatting.
>
> That is difficult to test repeatedly so I turned to this group. If you
> think that is misguided, then pass on responding.
>
> Bill B

If you want to know if a function does something specific, the
"standard" is to write a short test script using the function and see if
it works like you think it will.

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		mail function and wordwrap By: me on Tue, 08 February 2011 13:19
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 08 February 2011 13:34
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: me on Tue, 08 February 2011 13:44
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 08 February 2011 14:07
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: me on Tue, 08 February 2011 14:12
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 08 February 2011 19:55
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: Luuk on Tue, 08 February 2011 14:51
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: me on Tue, 08 February 2011 14:54
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 08 February 2011 19:55
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: Luuk on Tue, 08 February 2011 21:49
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 08 February 2011 21:49
		Re: mail function and wordwrap By: P E Schoen on Tue, 08 February 2011 22:39

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