[FX.php List] Displaying FM text block with formatting

[Bob Patin]

I figured out how to do it: I created a 2nd field that is a calc field:

field1 -- my original field with formatted text in it
field2 -- a calc field, = getasCSS ( field1 )

Then, in PHP, I use

echo html_entity_decode ( $field2 );

and I see my properly formatted text.

I'd be interested in hearing if there is a simpler way to do the same thing, without having to use a 2nd field.

Thanks for any input,

Bob Patin
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On Jun 4, 2013, at 10:48 AM, Bob Patin <bob at patin.com> wrote:

> I've never used this before, but I vaguely recall that FX.php has the ability to display text as it was formatted in FileMaker. Am I remembering this correctly, and if so, what's the command to do that?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob Patin
> Longterm Solutions LLC
> bob at longtermsolutions.com
> 615-333-6858
> http://www.longtermsolutions.com
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