# Simple question

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/214132
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 25, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/214132 "2007-01-25T20:23:38Z")
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### Author: ![matecito](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/matecito/32/3211_2.png) [@matecito](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matecito)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/214132/1 "2007-01-25T20:23:38Z")

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Yesterday I asked some doozies…

So here’s an easy one.

I have a bunch of text like this:

variable = "hey how are you

I am fine

Great!

";

I would rather not put manual carriage returns in there. Is there any way that flash can honor these carriage returns literally without choking on the code?

I know this is simple - but I’ve been looking around and I know someone will know right away.

-M