text wrapping

[dadms]

when i retrieve data from the mysql database (text field)the text scrolls straight across the screen. Is there an easy way to have the text start at the next line when the end of the column is reached? Please let me know if you need more info.

this is the input text box
<tr>
<td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; VALIGN=&quot;TOP&quot;>
<p align=&quot;left&quot;><b>INFORMATION:</p>
<p> </b></td>
<td align=&quot;center&quot; width=&quot;1043&quot; colspan=&quot;4&quot;>
<p align=&quot;left&quot;>
<textarea name=&quot;information&quot; cols=&quot;80&quot; rows=&quot;8&quot; wrap=&quot;virtual&quot;>paste text here</textarea></td>
</tr>


php/html to output the information to a page
***note variable7=information field in db


<table width=&quot;100%&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;border-left-width: 0; border-right-width: 0; border-top-width: 0&quot;>
<tr>
<td style=&quot;border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1&quot;>
<p align=&quot;center&quot;>RECORD SELECTED</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width=&quot;100%&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;border-left-width: 0; border-right-width: 0; border-top-width: 0&quot;>
<tr> <td><b>AUTHOR:</b></td>
<?php print (&quot;<td>$variable2</td>&quot; ?>
</tr>
<tr>
</tr>
<tr> <td><b>DATE:</b></td>
<?php print (&quot;<td>$variable3</td>&quot; ?>
</tr>
<tr>
</tr>
<tr> <td><b>CLLI:</b></td>
<?php print (&quot;<td>$variable4</td>&quot; ?>
</tr>
<tr>
</tr>
<tr> <td><b>CATEGORY:</b></td>
<?php print (&quot;<td>$variable5</td>&quot; ?>
</tr>
<tr>
</tr>
<tr> <td VALIGN=&quot;TOP&quot;><b>TITLE:</b></td>
<?php print (&quot;<td>$variable6</td>&quot; ?>
</tr>
<tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td VALIGN=&quot;TOP&quot; width=&quot;20&quot;><b>INFORMATION:</b></td>
</tr>
<tr> <td></td>
<?php print (&quot;<td width='75%'><pre>$variable7</pre></td>&quot; ?>
</tr>
<tr> <td VALIGN=&quot;TOP&quot;><b>LOGS:</b></td>
</tr>
<tr> <td></td>
<?php print (&quot;<td><pre>$variable8</pre></td>&quot; ?>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<table width=&quot;100%&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;border-left-width: 0; border-right-width: 0; border-top-width: 0&quot;>
<hr></hr>
</table>
</body>

 

[sleipnir214]

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.wordwrap.php

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[dadms]

thank you very very very much