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Asked: 2026-05-21T20:47:20+00:00

I am currently using the Data Merge functions of ID CS4 to import some

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I am currently using the Data Merge functions of ID CS4 to import some data I have exported from a MySQL database. Although I can set ID to remove blank lines, this doesn’t always work for my purpose because later lines contain data. As a result, there still appears whitespace in the outputted data.

Since I am using PHP to produce the CSV file, my question is this: is it possible for me to indicate an InDesign Paragraph Return character within the CSV file, so that the data can then in turn be imported and displayed as I wish.

For example, I have the tried the following examples, but nothing seems to work:

"code","description"
"12345", "Hardware\nTools"

"code","description"
"12345","Hardware \Z  Tools"

Any help would be gratefully appreciated!

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  1. Editorial Team

    According to this PDF, in IDML you can specify a “forced line break” by using &#x2028, or you can force a “Paragraph break” by using <br/>.

    I’m not sure if this is exactly what you’re looking for but you may be able to give it a try.

    Hope this helps!

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