# Problem with Flash rendering HTML \<br\> tags

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-rendering-html-br-tags/243763>\
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**Created:** [November 10, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-rendering-html-br-tags/243763 "2007-11-10T15:47:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-rendering-html-br-tags/243763/1 "2007-11-10T15:47:44Z")

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I have a site which gets the information to display in text fields from a MySQL database which is accessed using PHP. The PHP file accesses the database, saves the contents in a variable and returns it to be displayed in flash.

The problem is that whenever \<br\> tags are encountered, Flash skips 3 lines instead of just placing the text on the next line.

example: \*\*hello \<br\> world \*\*

is shown in Flash text field as (note the extra line breaks):  
\*\*hello

world\*\*

instead of:  
\*\*hello  
world

\*\*I’ve tried to output the text contents directly from the PHP file by calling it directly through the browser (ie calling [www.path/file.php)](http://www.path/file.php%29), and all contents and \<br\> tags show as they should, so it must me a problem with the way Flash is interpreting the HTML tag and not the PHP file.

I’m getting the text in flash using the code below on a text field:

```
 ActionScript Code:
 [FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000ff]onClipEvent[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]load[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]

```

[COLOR=#0000ff]loadVariables[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“[http://www.path/file.php](http://www.path/file.php)”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#0000ff]this[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]“GET”[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

Thanks for any help you can give!

[more info given in post #6 below]