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Re: mail function and wordwrap [message #172260 is a reply to message #172259]

Tue, 08 February 2011 14:12

me
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On 2/8/2011 9:07 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> 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.
>

Noted. So I should look to see that everyone who writes to the group for
help provides such evidence, regardless of the complexity of their
problem. Correspondingly, I should fail to see anyone, especially you,
offering suggestions or help in the absence of such evidence. That about
right?

Bill B

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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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