What is the difference between chr(13) and chr(10) in Crystal Reports?

I know chr(13) is used as a line break. But one of our reports uses this line:

{Address1} + chr(13) + chr(10) + {Address2}

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Chr(10) is the Line Feed character and Chr(13) is the Carriage Return character.

You probably won't notice a difference if you use only one or the other, but you might find yourself in a situation where the output doesn't show properly with only one or the other. So it's safer to include both.

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Historically, Line Feed would move down a line but not return to column 1:

This is a test.

Similarly Carriage Return would return to column 1 but not move down a line:

This
is
a
test.

Paste this into a text editor and then choose to "show all characters", and you'll see both characters present at the end of each line. Better safe than sorry.

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