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Pesky <br /> tag

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:42 am
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:

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:18 am
by AGISB
just check if < /br> is there before any text starts and then remove as many chars that the < /br> is gone.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:23 am
by aft3rm4th
Ah! So simple! :roll:

Thanks alot for your help AGISB. :D