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Convert linebreaks to list elements
Is it possible to have a global to convert the linebreaks in a field so that a block of text is rendered as an ordered or numbered list e.g.:

Code:
<ol>
<li>First line here</li>
<li>Second line here</li>
</ol>

I use the global below to convert linebreaks to <br/> tags, but I haven't had any luck modifying it to do what I want.

Code:
sub {
my $field = $_[0];
$field =~ s/\n/\<br\/\>/gi;
return $field;
}
I want to display a certain field as a method, and a numbered list would be the ideal way to do it.
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Thread Convert linebreaks to list elements aus_dave 2113 Aug 29, 2005, 4:04 AM
Thread Re: [aus_dave] Convert linebreaks to list elements
Volker 2030 Aug 29, 2005, 4:19 AM
Post Re: [Volker] Convert linebreaks to list elements
aus_dave 2028 Aug 29, 2005, 4:45 AM