[PHP] using a text file for variables in a form?
I have some variables stored in plain text in a text file. Unfortunately I am not going to be able to use SQL to solve this one, since that server is not running it. Anyway. The text file looks like this (everything between the *): * SAVINGS=type1 FILTER=disabled SPOOL=category1 * I use a form to edit this text file. SAVINGS and SPOOL are 'select' form items with multiple options. FILTER is a 'radio' form item with two options. I was wondering if anyone knew how to make the text file pass the variables into the form that i use to edit the text file... confusing? hmm... let's say i was editing the text file that i gave as an example, I would like like the SAVINGS 'select' field in the form to have type1 selected. the FILTER 'radio' field in the form should be checked on disabled. And the SPOOL 'select' field should read category1 Anyone have any ideas on how to do that? Help would be appreciated, Thank you Alex -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] using a text file for variables in a form?
Alex- This is very basic PHP. > I have some variables stored in plain text in a text file. Unfortunately I > am not going to be able to use SQL to solve this one, since that server is > not running it. Anyway. > > The text file looks like this (everything between the *): > * > SAVINGS=type1 > FILTER=disabled > SPOOL=category1 > * > > I use a form to edit this text file. SAVINGS and SPOOL are 'select' form > items with multiple options. FILTER is a 'radio' form item with two options. > > I was wondering if anyone knew how to make the text file pass the variables > into the form that i use to edit the text file... confusing? First, you need to get the data from the file and make the items useful: Now your values are accessible as $data["SAVINGS"], etc. So... when building the HTML... "; ?> Daniel J. Lashua -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] using a text file for variables in a form?
Dan,
Thanks for replying so fast.. I tried it out right away.
The script part of it didn't seem to give me much grief, however the html
part of it seems to be having issues
with the combination of single quotes (') and double qouotes ("), or maybe
it's the order, or a linebreak in the email... i don't know...
";
?>
Also this solution provides a text box... I'm sure I can play around with
making it an 'option' within a 'select' item of a form... like:
"
print "";
?>
please lemme know if i'm understanding this right...
thanks
-Alex
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> Alex-
>
> This is very basic PHP.
>
> > I have some variables stored in plain text in a text file. Unfortunately
I
> > am not going to be able to use SQL to solve this one, since that server
is
> > not running it. Anyway.
> >
> > The text file looks like this (everything between the *):
> > *
> > SAVINGS=type1
> > FILTER=disabled
> > SPOOL=category1
> > *
> >
> > I use a form to edit this text file. SAVINGS and SPOOL are 'select' form
> > items with multiple options. FILTER is a 'radio' form item with two
options.
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone knew how to make the text file pass the
variables
> > into the form that i use to edit the text file... confusing?
>
> First, you need to get the data from the file and make the items
> useful:
>
> $ary = file("myfile.file");
>
> foreach($ary as line) {
> # break up the line
> list($key,$value) = explode("=",$line);
>
> # Take off that pesky newline
> $value = substr($value,0,-1);
>
> $data[$key]=$value;
> }
> ?>
>
> Now your values are accessible as $data["SAVINGS"], etc.
>
> So... when building the HTML...
>
> print '";
> ?>
>
>
>
> Daniel J. Lashua
>
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Re: [PHP] using a text file for variables in a form?
> The script part of it didn't seem to give me much grief, however the html
> part of it seems to be having issues
> with the combination of single quotes (') and double qouotes ("), or maybe
> it's the order, or a linebreak in the email... i don't know...
>
> print '";
> ?>
Yeah. I typoed. It is just BASIC outputting of HTML, though. You can
do it a million different ways. If you wanted to do it my way...
you should use this:
";
?>
but... of course it takes MUCH more than that to have anything
working. You need FORM tags, and a PHP script to accept the
submission, etc, etc.
Daniel
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Re: [PHP] using a text file for variables in a form?
The HTML would be having problems because PHP would compile this:
--
";
?>
--
as:
--
';
?>
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> Dan,
>
> Thanks for replying so fast.. I tried it out right away.
>
> The script part of it didn't seem to give me much grief, however the html
> part of it seems to be having issues
> with the combination of single quotes (') and double qouotes ("), or maybe
> it's the order, or a linebreak in the email... i don't know...
>
> print '";
> ?>
>
>
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