RE: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
OK, I've tried it out. What is interesting is that the URL you have posted
results in the site's 'home' page, for me anyway, which obviously results in
no matches for the preg_match. It appears to redirect to
http://www.runescape.com/ somehow.
I am using the code:
http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersona
l.cgi?username=champinoman");
if
(preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
$content,$out))
{
echo $out;
}else{
echo $content; // <- results in home page
}
?>
Graham
-Original Message-
From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 29 September 2004 02:04
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
i tried putting in fread() but still getting a blank screen. any other
errors in here?
http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.cgi?username=ch
ampinoman","r");
$line = fread ($file, 1024);
if
(preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
$line,$out))
{
$rune = $out;
}
fclose($file);
print $rune;
?>
"Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> fgets() will read in from file until end of line or end of file up to the
> No
> bytes given.
>
> Is there an end of line between the "username=chapinoman" and the " align="right">70,277" ?
>
> If there is a line break then $line will never contain both strings.
>
> You may need to use fread() instead.
>
> HTH
>
> Graham
>
> -Original Message-
> From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 28 September 2004 14:47
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
>
>
> i said i was learning this and didnt really understand it.
> so going by what has been said i have come up with the following but
> still doesnt want to work.
> heres what i have:
>
> $file = fopen
>
("http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.cgi?username=ch
> ampinoman","r");
> $line = fgets ($file, 1024);
> if
>
(preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
> $line,$out))
> {
> $rune = $out;
> }
> fclose($file);
> print $rune;
> ?>
>
> and the source it is looking at is:
>
> http://www.runescape.com/img/hiscores/crafting.gif";
> valign="bottom" width=16 height=16 />
> class=c>Crafting
> 70,277
> 43
>
> 53,630
>
>
> I want it to get the 70,277 and store as $rune
> if someone can tell me where im wrong i would be extremely grateful
>
> thank you for your ongoing support.
>
>
>
> --
--
> --
> "M. Sokolewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> ugh, obviously I'm a bad typer :) The code should be:
>>
>>
>
preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
>> $text, $out);
>>
>> Or using any other patterndelimiter... ;)
>>
>> M. Sokolewicz wrote:
>>
>>> I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you need to use PCRE
>>> functions!
>>>
>>> eg:
>>>
>>>
>
preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)/mi',
>>> $text, $out);
>>>
>>> Champinoman wrote:
>>>
>>>> so does this look right:
>>>>
>>>> eregi
>>>>
>
("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"m,$line,$out))
>>>>
>>>> is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i still off on
>>>> the wrong track?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>
>>>>> From http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best
>>>>> solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems."
>>>>>
>>>>> To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been
>>>>> programming
>>>>> for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid
>>>>> them.
>>>>> The
>>>>> above URL is a pretty good
Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
i tried putting in fread() but still getting a blank screen. any other
errors in here?
http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.cgi?username=champinoman","r";);
$line = fread ($file, 1024);
if
(preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',$line,$out))
{
$rune = $out;
}
fclose($file);
print $rune;
?>
"Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> fgets() will read in from file until end of line or end of file up to the
> No
> bytes given.
>
> Is there an end of line between the "username=chapinoman" and the " align="right">70,277" ?
>
> If there is a line break then $line will never contain both strings.
>
> You may need to use fread() instead.
>
> HTH
>
> Graham
>
> -----Original Message-
> From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 28 September 2004 14:47
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
>
>
> i said i was learning this and didnt really understand it.
> so going by what has been said i have come up with the following but
> still doesnt want to work.
> heres what i have:
>
> $file = fopen
> ("http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.cgi?username=ch
> ampinoman","r");
> $line = fgets ($file, 1024);
> if
> (preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
> $line,$out))
> {
> $rune = $out;
> }
> fclose($file);
> print $rune;
> ?>
>
> and the source it is looking at is:
>
> http://www.runescape.com/img/hiscores/crafting.gif";
> valign="bottom" width=16 height=16 />
> class=c>Crafting
> 70,277
> 43
>
> 53,630
>
>
> I want it to get the 70,277 and store as $rune
> if someone can tell me where im wrong i would be extremely grateful
>
> thank you for your ongoing support.
>
>
>
>
> --
> "M. Sokolewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> ugh, obviously I'm a bad typer :) The code should be:
>>
>>
> preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
>> $text, $out);
>>
>> Or using any other patterndelimiter... ;)
>>
>> M. Sokolewicz wrote:
>>
>>> I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you need to use PCRE
>>> functions!
>>>
>>> eg:
>>>
>>>
> preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)/mi',
>>> $text, $out);
>>>
>>> Champinoman wrote:
>>>
>>>> so does this look right:
>>>>
>>>> eregi
>>>>
> ("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"m,$line,$out))
>>>>
>>>> is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i still off on
>>>> the wrong track?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>
>>>>> From http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best
>>>>> solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems."
>>>>>
>>>>> To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been
>>>>> programming
>>>>> for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid
>>>>> them.
>>>>> The
>>>>> above URL is a pretty good tutorial.
>>>>>
>>>>> HTH
>>>>>
>>>>> Graham
>>>>>
>>>>> -Original Message-
>>>>> From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35
>>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps
>>>>>> (www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern
>>>>>> modifier
>>>>>> 'm' to allow multilines .
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what im
>>>>> looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see what
>>>>> your
>>>>> explaining?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
>>>>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
>
>
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Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
I agree with Trevor... but if he manages to nvigate to the page and
try to parse it, he will end up finding the problem Graham said. He is
only reading the first line. He can either use fread or shrink his
regex to #align="right">([0-9]*,?[0-9]*)# and make a loop using
fgets. The second option is the worse one tough, the website probably
has way more lines matching that criteria... But it works on that
small piece of the source.
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:52:59 -0400, Gryffyn, Trevor
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The URL that you're grabbing there is a frameset, it's probably not the
> page you want to look at.
>
> When you right-click on the page you want to parse and select "View
> Source" and get the information you posted below, do the same thing but
> right-click and select "Properties" (in IE at least) and it'll tell you
> the URL that you're really looking at.
>
> My guess is that you're really parsing this source:
>
>
> RuneScape - the massive online adventure game by Jagex
> Ltd
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>RuneScape
>RuneScape is a massive 3d multiplayer adventure, with monsters
>to kill, quests to complete, and treasure to win. You control your
>own character who will improve and become more powerful the more you
> play.
>This site uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.
>To play Runescape and browse our website, please download a
> recent web browser
>such as Microsoft Internet
> Explorer or Netscape.
>
>The Jagex Team.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Try echo'ing $line and looking at the data you're parsing. I bet it's
> what you see above.
>
> -TG
>
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:47 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
> >
> >
> > i said i was learning this and didnt really understand it.
> > so going by what has been said i have come up with the
> > following but
> > still doesnt want to work.
> > heres what i have:
> >
> > > $file = fopen
> > ("http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.c
> > gi?username=champinoman","r");
> > $line = fgets ($file, 1024);
> > if
> > (preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">
> > (.*)#mi',$line,$out))
> > {
> > $rune = $out;
> > }
> > fclose($file);
> > print $rune;
> > ?>
> >
> > and the source it is looking at is:
> >
> > http://www.runescape.com/img/hiscores/crafting.gif";
> > valign="bottom" width=16 height=16 />
> > > class=c>Crafting
> > 70,277
> > 43
> >
> > 53,630
> >
> >
> > I want it to get the 70,277 and store as $rune
> > if someone can tell me where im wrong i would be extremely grateful
> >
> > thank you for your ongoing support.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > "M. Sokolewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > ugh, obviously I'm a bad typer :) The code should be:
> > >
> > >
> > preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(
> > .*)#mi',
> > > $text, $out);
> > >
> > > Or using any other patterndelimiter... ;)
> > >
> > > M. Sokolewicz wrote:
> > >
> > >> I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you
> > need to use PCRE
> > >> functions!
> > >>
> > >> eg:
> > >>
> > >>
> > preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(
> > .*)/mi',
> > >> $text, $out);
> > >>
> > >> Champinoman wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> so does this look right:
> > >>>
> > >>> eregi
> > >>>
> > ("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"
> > m,$line,$out))
> > >>>
> > >>> is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i
> > still off on
> > >>> the wrong track?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> "Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL P
RE: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
The URL that you're grabbing there is a frameset, it's probably not the
page you want to look at.
When you right-click on the page you want to parse and select "View
Source" and get the information you posted below, do the same thing but
right-click and select "Properties" (in IE at least) and it'll tell you
the URL that you're really looking at.
My guess is that you're really parsing this source:
RuneScape - the massive online adventure game by Jagex
Ltd
RuneScape
RuneScape is a massive 3d multiplayer adventure, with monsters
to kill, quests to complete, and treasure to win. You control your
own character who will improve and become more powerful the more you
play.
This site uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.
To play Runescape and browse our website, please download a
recent web browser
such as Microsoft Internet
Explorer or Netscape.
The Jagex Team.
Try echo'ing $line and looking at the data you're parsing. I bet it's
what you see above.
-TG
> -Original Message-
> From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:47 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
>
>
> i said i was learning this and didnt really understand it.
> so going by what has been said i have come up with the
> following but
> still doesnt want to work.
> heres what i have:
>
> $file = fopen
> ("http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.c
> gi?username=champinoman","r");
> $line = fgets ($file, 1024);
> if
> (preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">
> (.*)#mi',$line,$out))
> {
> $rune = $out;
> }
> fclose($file);
> print $rune;
> ?>
>
> and the source it is looking at is:
>
> http://www.runescape.com/img/hiscores/crafting.gif";
> valign="bottom" width=16 height=16 />
> class=c>Crafting
> 70,277
> 43
>
> 53,630
>
>
> I want it to get the 70,277 and store as $rune
> if someone can tell me where im wrong i would be extremely grateful
>
> thank you for your ongoing support.
>
>
>
> --
>
> "M. Sokolewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ugh, obviously I'm a bad typer :) The code should be:
> >
> >
> preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(
> .*)#mi',
> > $text, $out);
> >
> > Or using any other patterndelimiter... ;)
> >
> > M. Sokolewicz wrote:
> >
> >> I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you
> need to use PCRE
> >> functions!
> >>
> >> eg:
> >>
> >>
> preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(
> .*)/mi',
> >> $text, $out);
> >>
> >> Champinoman wrote:
> >>
> >>> so does this look right:
> >>>
> >>> eregi
> >>>
> ("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"
> m,$line,$out))
> >>>
> >>> is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i
> still off on
> >>> the wrong track?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>
> >>>> From
> http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html:
>>>>
>>>> "Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the
best
>>>> solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems."
>>>>
>>>> To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been
>>>> programming
>>>> for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid
them.
>>>> The
>>>> above URL is a pretty good tutorial.
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35
>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps
>>>>> (www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern
>>>>> modifier
>>>>> 'm' to allow multilines .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what
im
>>>> looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see
what
>>>> your
>>>> explaining?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
>>>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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RE: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
fgets() will read in from file until end of line or end of file up to the No
bytes given.
Is there an end of line between the "username=chapinoman" and the "70,277" ?
If there is a line break then $line will never contain both strings.
You may need to use fread() instead.
HTH
Graham
-Original Message-
From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 September 2004 14:47
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
i said i was learning this and didnt really understand it.
so going by what has been said i have come up with the following but
still doesnt want to work.
heres what i have:
http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.cgi?username=ch
ampinoman","r");
$line = fgets ($file, 1024);
if
(preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
$line,$out))
{
$rune = $out;
}
fclose($file);
print $rune;
?>
and the source it is looking at is:
http://www.runescape.com/img/hiscores/crafting.gif";
valign="bottom" width=16 height=16 />
Crafting
70,277
43
53,630
I want it to get the 70,277 and store as $rune
if someone can tell me where im wrong i would be extremely grateful
thank you for your ongoing support.
--
"M. Sokolewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ugh, obviously I'm a bad typer :) The code should be:
>
>
preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
> $text, $out);
>
> Or using any other patterndelimiter... ;)
>
> M. Sokolewicz wrote:
>
>> I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you need to use PCRE
>> functions!
>>
>> eg:
>>
>>
preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)/mi',
>> $text, $out);
>>
>> Champinoman wrote:
>>
>>> so does this look right:
>>>
>>> eregi
>>>
("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"m,$line,$out))
>>>
>>> is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i still off on
>>> the wrong track?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>
>>>> From http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html:
>>>>
>>>> "Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best
>>>> solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems."
>>>>
>>>> To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been
>>>> programming
>>>> for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid them.
>>>> The
>>>> above URL is a pretty good tutorial.
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35
>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps
>>>>> (www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern
>>>>> modifier
>>>>> 'm' to allow multilines .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what im
>>>> looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see what
>>>> your
>>>> explaining?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
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Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
i said i was learning this and didnt really understand it.
so going by what has been said i have come up with the following but
still doesnt want to work.
heres what i have:
http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.cgi?username=champinoman","r";);
$line = fgets ($file, 1024);
if
(preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',$line,$out))
{
$rune = $out;
}
fclose($file);
print $rune;
?>
and the source it is looking at is:
http://www.runescape.com/img/hiscores/crafting.gif";
valign="bottom" width=16 height=16 />
Crafting
70,277
43
53,630
I want it to get the 70,277 and store as $rune
if someone can tell me where im wrong i would be extremely grateful
thank you for your ongoing support.
--
"M. Sokolewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ugh, obviously I'm a bad typer :) The code should be:
>
> preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
> $text, $out);
>
> Or using any other patterndelimiter... ;)
>
> M. Sokolewicz wrote:
>
>> I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you need to use PCRE
>> functions!
>>
>> eg:
>>
>> preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)/mi',
>> $text, $out);
>>
>> Champinoman wrote:
>>
>>> so does this look right:
>>>
>>> eregi
>>> ("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"m,$line,$out))
>>>
>>> is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i still off on
>>> the wrong track?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>
From http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html:
"Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best
solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems."
To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been
programming
for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid them.
The
above URL is a pretty good tutorial.
HTH
Graham
-Original Message-
From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
> instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps
> (www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern
> modifier
> 'm' to allow multilines .
i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what im
looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see what
your
explaining?
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Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
ugh, obviously I'm a bad typer :) The code should be:
preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)#mi',
$text, $out);
Or using any other patterndelimiter... ;)
M. Sokolewicz wrote:
I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you need to use PCRE
functions!
eg:
preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)/mi',
$text, $out);
Champinoman wrote:
so does this look right:
eregi
("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"m,$line,$out))
is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i still off on
the wrong track?
"Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
From http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html:
"Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best
solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems."
To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been
programming
for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid
them. The
above URL is a pretty good tutorial.
HTH
Graham
-Original Message-
From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps
(www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern
modifier
'm' to allow multilines .
i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what im
looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see
what your
explaining?
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Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you need to use PCRE
functions!
eg:
preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)/mi',
$text, $out);
Champinoman wrote:
so does this look right:
eregi
("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"m,$line,$out))
is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i still off on the
wrong track?
"Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
From http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html:
"Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best
solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems."
To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been
programming
for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid them.
The
above URL is a pretty good tutorial.
HTH
Graham
-Original Message-
From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps
(www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern
modifier
'm' to allow multilines .
i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what im
looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see what
your
explaining?
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Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
so does this look right:
eregi
("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)"m,$line,$out))
is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i still off on the
wrong track?
"Graham Cossey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html:
>
> "Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best
> solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems."
>
> To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been
> programming
> for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid them.
> The
> above URL is a pretty good tutorial.
>
> HTH
>
> Graham
>
> -Original Message-
> From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
>
>
>
>> instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps
>> (www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern
>> modifier
>> 'm' to allow multilines .
>
> i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what im
> looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see what
> your
> explaining?
>
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RE: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites
>From http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html: "Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems." To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been programming for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid them. The above URL is a pretty good tutorial. HTH Graham -Original Message- From: champinoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites > instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps > (www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern modifier > 'm' to allow multilines . i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what im looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see what your explaining? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
