how you suggest the solution is what I use all the time.
But I thought you wanted to work with is as a string.
sorry for the confusion.
Jim Lucas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Jim Lucas [php]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:12 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP] Getting an include file into a string after PHP evaluates
the vars?
> Actualy I found it's even easier Jim..
>
> ob_start();
> include("templates/$card[template].html");
> $output = ob_get_contents();
> ob_end_clean();
>
> The include() between the start and clean ob_*() functions won't print
> to the client browser yet still evaluates the <?php?> tags within the
> HTML template.
>
> I must say this is a very cool set of functions. Thanks for the tip!
>
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> Kevin Stone
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Lucas [php] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 6:42 PM
> > To: Kevin Stone; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] Getting an include file into a string after PHP
> > evaluates the vars?
> >
> > yes, there is a way out, you can use readfile().
> > capture the output using ob_*() functions and then parse/eval that
> string
> >
> > listed here are the functions you'll need.
> > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.readfile.php
> > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ob-start.php
> > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php
> >
> > Jim Lucas
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:51 PM
> > Subject: [PHP] Getting an include file into a string after PHP
> evaluates
> > the
> > vars?
> >
> >
> > > I'm using templates to create an interface for a new ePostcard
> script.
> > > The templates are HTML with embedded PHP tags in the likely
> positions
> > > (ie. font, text, bgcolor, etc..). The script include()'s the chosen
> > > template file and evaluates the variables stored in the active
> session
> > > for display in the browser.
> > >
> > > I don't know why I didn't think of this ahead of time but in order
> to
> > > produce the HTML-based ePostcard email I have to get the evaluated
> > > template into a string.
> > >
> > > I can fopen() the template file and read it into a string but the
> PHP
> > > won't evaluate. And since most of the template is HTML with some
> > > Javascript of course eval() won't work on the string.
> > >
> > > Did I paint myself into a corner here? Or is there a way out that I
> > > just don't see.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Kevin Stone
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >
> > >
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