reading from a file

jayne1 · Feb 19, 2002

Hi everyone,

Here's my problem.....I am would like to open a file for read using fopen (the text file contains info within <td> </td> tags). How can i open the file and then print the contents to the web browser.......does that make sense??

if not please let me know!!
your help is greatly appreciated.

mcvdmvs · Feb 19, 2002

You can use <td> etc for seperation of data, howevere more often the | is used. When you read the file, check when you arive at the <td> fill a new variable with the data until you reach the </td>.
for finding <td> and </td> use ereg strstr.

Is that the answer you are looking for? mcvdmvs
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piti · Feb 19, 2002

if the data in the text file is formated in the way you want it to display, you can use the include directive
e.g.
file.php:
------

Code:

<?
echo &quot;<html><body><table><tr>&quot;;
include('data.txt');
echo &quot;</tr></table></body></html>&quot;;
?>

data.txt
-----

Code:

<td>your data</td>
<td>your data</td>
<td>your data</td>

jayne1 · Feb 19, 2002

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE GUYS, BUT...........

I can't use 'include' tag because the data is not in complete html format. I have tried using the substr function to print the required line but with NO luck! - here's my code:

$fp=fopen("results/file", "r&quot

;
$matchdate = substr("matchdate", 16 ,6);
print ("Date played: ${matchdate}&quot

;fclose($fp);

PLEASE HELP!!!
xxx
Jayne

JimEkleberry · Feb 19, 2002

The include file doesn't have to be in complete html. If you look closer to piti's response you are wrapping the proper html around the include file.

All that you're include file needs is to be properly formatted for the information that it contains. In other words, is the information in the include file proper delimited with the <tr> and <td> tags? If you so then you are good to go using piti's response.

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