[WEB4LIB] Coding formfeeds in email with Javascript

[Araby Greene]

Sorry! I left out a letter in the URL. "illnotices" is plural. It's:
The url is: http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/forms/illnotices.html

Araby
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Araby Greene
Coor. of Electronic Resources & Gov't Information
Ramsey Library, UNC-Asheville
greene at bulldog.unca.edu
(828) 251-6632


----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Rasmussen <ras at anzio.com>
To: Araby Greene <greene at bulldog.unca.edu>
Cc: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Coding formfeeds in email with Javascript


> On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Araby Greene wrote:
>
> > I am working on a JavaScript web form (for IE 4 or 5) that can be used
to
> > compose a short e-mail notification for Interlibrary Loan. However, the
> > "\r\n" which is properly plain-text encoded as "%0D%0A" by the script is
> > ignored or discarded when the message is inserted into a new mail form
in
> > Outlook Express or Outlook, so that the body of the message is one
wrapped
> > line. I've tried many things, and looked at many other scripts that use
the
> > same code, but have the same (unmentioned) problem. Has anyone else
worked
> > on a script where you had to figure this out?
> >
> > A copy of the working file is at
> > http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/forms/illnotice.html
>
> Sorry, that URL is not there!
>
> Also, your subject lines mentions formfeeds, but your message talks about
> RETURNS and LINEFEEDS.
>
> --
> Regards,
> ....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.
>
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>