I am trying to get a line break to store in a MS SQL database

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I am trying to get a line break to store in a database.

I am using a listbox to add items each item should be printed on a new line. eg

Modify existing software.
Design and develop software systems.
Resolve customer problems.

however its printing

Modify existing software.Design and develop software systems.Resolve customer problems.

What I have tried:

string duties = "";
            foreach (ListItem item in LBDuties.Items)
            {
                duties = duties + item + System.Environment.NewLine;

            }
            Response.Write(duties);

Posted 19-May-17 4:08am

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Updated 19-May-17 4:16am

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[no name] 19-May-17 10:14am

Web pages do not know what NewLine is. They know what <BR> is however.

Member 9331278 19-May-17 10:33am

I am more concern about how its stored in the database.

I want it to be stored with line breaks

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F-ES Sitecore · Answer 1 · 2017-05-19T04:16:00

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New line is an ASCII thing, when you are creating HTML it does not obey ASCII new lines, you need HTML new lines (<br/>)

Response.Write(duties.Replace("\r\n", "<br/>"));

Also use a StringBuilder rather than string concatination.

Posted 19-May-17 4:16am

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Member 9331278 19-May-17 11:09am

I am more concern about how its stored in the database.

I want it with the newline.

F-ES Sitecore 19-May-17 11:16am

An ASCII newline or an HTML new line? They are two different things and not interchangeable. In general it is recommended you store your data with an ASCII new line (\r\n) and convert it to an HTML new line when you display it, as that makes data management easier.