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aft3rm4th
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Pesky <br /> tag

Post by aft3rm4th »

I have recieved a number of articles in the following format:

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<br />
This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1.This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1.This is paragraph 1.<br />
This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.<br />
This is paragraph 3. This is paragraph 3. This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3. This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3. This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3.
The title is separate from the body and is not a problem. The first <br /> however is causing a few headaches. I need to remove it along with the newline character following it to be left with the following:

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This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1.This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1. This is paragraph 1.This is paragraph 1.<br />
This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2. This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.This is paragraph 2.<br />
This is paragraph 3. This is paragraph 3. This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3. This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3. This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3.This is paragraph 3.
Please help, I am really stuck here! :cry:
AGISB
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Post by AGISB »

just check if < /br> is there before any text starts and then remove as many chars that the < /br> is gone.
aft3rm4th
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Post by aft3rm4th »

Ah! So simple! :roll:

Thanks alot for your help AGISB. :D
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