Dispay text file in internet browser with formating (coldfusion)

Is it possible to display Text file content with it's formating in internet browser?

I was using this code and the file was fairly readable and formated

<cffile          
action = "read"
file ="#qry_doc_location.DOCUMENT_LOCATION#"
variable = "Message">
<cfset newMess = Replace(Message, chr(10),'<br />', "ALL")>

It was all good untill we had to display XML file.  I could not display XML tags. Even the EDI was fairly formated with the above code.

Then I made a change by comenting out the cfset above and adding the line below.

<cfoutput>#HTMLCodeFormat(Message)#</cfoutput>

This did wonders for me and XML looked great and so did EDI. EDI looked even better.

But now simple formated text file looks like a paragraph. I cannot define what type of file it is because usually a DOT dat (.dat) file and it can have XML, EDI or Text data.

I tried CF content but no help. XML looks good but then I dont have the look and feel of a website. and Text still looks like a paragharph all Tabs and stuff is gone.

Any ideas or workarounds?



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