How to Display NetSuite Sales Order Shipping Address with Line Breaks in Advanced PDF/HTML Templates?

To correctly display the shipping address with line breaks in a NetSuite Advanced PDF/HTML Template, follow these steps:

1. Retrieve the Shipping Address:

   When working with a loaded sales order record (e.g., in a SuiteScript context), retrieve the shipaddress field value. This field inherently contains the address formatted with line breaks.

javascriptvar address = record.getValue({ fieldId: 'shipaddress' });

*Note: record refers to the loaded sales order record object in SuiteScript 2.x and later.*

1. Convert Newline Characters to HTML Break Tags:

   To ensure line breaks are rendered as HTML in your PDF, replace the newline characters (n) with HTML
tags.

javascriptaddress = address.replace(/n/g, '<br/>');

1. Render in Advanced PDF/HTML Template:

   When embedding the address variable into your Advanced PDF/HTML Template (which uses FreeMarker), it is crucial to prevent auto-escaping of the HTML
tags. Use the ?no_esc built-in to ensure the HTML is interpreted correctly.

html${address?no_esc}

This will ensure that the
tags are rendered as actual line breaks in the generated PDF.