line breaks lost in sql server

Question

I am entering error information into an ErrorLog table in my database. I have a utility class to do this:

ErrorHandler.Error(\"Something has broken!!\\n\\nDe         


        

Answer 1

SSMS replaces linebreaks with spaces in the grid output. If you use Print to print the values (will go to your messages tab) then the carriage returns will be displayed there if they were stored with the data.

Example:

SELECT 'ABC' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + 'DEF'
PRINT 'ABC' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + 'DEF'

The first will display in a single cell in the grid without breaks, the second will print with a break to the messages pane.

A quick and easy way to print the values would be to select into a variable:

DECLARE @x varchar(100);
SELECT @x = 'ABC' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + 'DEF';
PRINT @x;