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Asked: 2026-05-29T10:25:42+00:00

I have a Classic ASP script that outputs an HTML table as an XLS

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I have a Classic ASP script that outputs an HTML table as an XLS file but have had no luck getting a carriage return/line feed to work within a single cell.

For testing I am using code based on Kristof’s response to How to output an Excel *.xls file from classic ASP

I’ve tried every method I know of for inserting a carriage return/line feed. My sample code is as follows:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<%  Option Explicit
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel"
Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=excelTest.xls"
%>
<table border="1">
    <tr>
        <td>Line1<br />Line2</td>
        <td><p>Line1</p>Line2</td>
        <td><div>Line1</div>Line2</td>
        <td>Line1<%=chr(10)%>Line2</td>
        <td>Line1<%=vbCR%>Line2</td>
        <td>Line1<%=vbLF%>Line2</td>
        <td>Line1<%=vbCRLF%>Line2</td>
        <td>Line1\rLine2</td>
        <td>Line1\nLine2</td>
    </tr>
</table>

I am opening the XLS in Excel 2010. The first 3 examples using HTML tags show the carriage return but split the data across 2 rows. The rest of the examples show the data on one line. Is there any way to populate an Excel field using Classic ASP with a carriage return without it splitting into multiple rows?

EDIT:

To clarify, I am trying to replicate the behavior of typing alt-enter within a cell in Excel. In the screenshot below you can see that the first 3 examples are splitting the data into two cells (rows 1 & 2) while the rest all appear on one line. I am trying to achieve two lines of text in one cell. Is there any other code I can use to insert a line break but keep the data in one cell?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Is there is some confusion between the display of mark-up and output of carriage returns in your code.

    The markup display gives the appearance of carriage returns for the first three td’s

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    and the fourth, sixth and seventh td’s contain carriage returns in the html source

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    EDIT asp per comment and screenshot supplied

    Add the following style to your page and you can see the first cell behaving as desired.

    <style>
<!--table
br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}
tr {vertical-align:top;}
-->
</style>
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