Line Break in XML String (Classic ASP HTTP Post) for Windows

[axLW]

We have an 'off the shelf' Windows Application.

I'm using Classic ASP to post an XML string to my database and trying to induce a line break (to be seen in the Windows Application itself).

<%@ language="vbscript" codepage="65001"%>

stringXML = "<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?>"
stringXML = stringXML & "<SOAPENV:Envelope "
stringXML = stringXML & "xmlns:SOAPENV=""[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope""[/URL] "
stringXML = stringXML & "xmlns:SOAPENC=""[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding""[/URL] "
stringXML = stringXML & "xmlns:xsi=""[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"""[/URL]
stringXML = stringXML & "xmlns:xsd=""[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"">"[/URL]
stringXML = stringXML & "<SOAPENV:Body>"
stringXML = stringXML & "<MyTag>Line break ### test</MyTag>"

Set httpRequest = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP.6.0")

httpRequest.Open "POST", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://MyServer.com",[/URL] False
httpRequest.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type", "text/xml"
httpRequest.SetRequestHeader "Content-Length", Len(stringXML)
httpRequest.Send stringXML

1. I have tried using \n and also \r\n (inside the string):

stringXML = stringXML & "<MyTag>Line break \r\n test</MyTag>"

but they simply appear exactly as they are when viewed in the Application (no line break).


2. I have tried using 
 (inside the string):

but this does not induce a line break, it simply displays as a box (□)


3. I have tried vbCrLf

stringXML = stringXML & "<MyTag>Line break " & vbCrLf & "test</MyTag>"

but this doesn't actually seem to do anything (has no effect).



4. I have also tried using CDATA which I know nothing about...

stringXML = stringXML & "<MyTag><![CDATA[Line break <br> test]]></MyTag>"

but this just places <br> or <br /> in the string (no line break).


Does anybody have any other suggestions?

 

[axLW]

I have also tried escaping the backslash like so:

&#92;n&#92;r

But this simply displays \n\r it doesn't give me a new line.



Tried &#x13&#x10; which is apparently CR + LF

This places the square character in the string (no new line)

 

[axLW]

Any suggestions at all??

 

[ChrisHirst]

Without knowing what "The Application" is and does ... No.

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[ChrisHirst]

or you could try;


&#xD; for a carriage return (CR) and &#xA; for a line break/feed (LF)

or use a CDATA element

<![CDATA[
First line of text.                       
Second line of text.
]]>

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[axLW]

Hello Chris, thanks for the reply.

The software I'm using is Cordic (Taxi Dispatch Software) running on Windows. Screen Shot

I have tried using CDATA like so:

stringXML = stringXML & "<MyTag><![CDATA[This is a
Line Break]]></MyTag>"

But because I'm posting the XML message as a string using ASP it breaks the code


Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0409'

Unterminated string constant

/sendXML2.asp, line 293

stringXML = stringXML & "<OperatorNotes><![CDATA[This is a
----------------------------------------------------------^


I'm not exactly sure how to carriage return within the CDATA tag but ensure the ASP code still compiles...

 

[ChrisHirst]

str= "I always use chr(34) to insert a " & chr(34) & "double quote mark" & chr(34) & "."

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