RE: [PHP] Slight cleaning of code needed in str_replace command.
Jason, Have no worries, I'm not looking for anyone to write my code for me. It's precisely because the str_replace command is so simple that I figure if the results are strange that there is something I don't understand. And I want to understand it, not just be given code to copy and paste. As it turns out, by experimenting with the var_dump() command that you recommended (which I wasn't aware of), I learned that what was going wrong was that the line breaks coming out of my MySQL DB aren't just \n, but \r\n. So swapping around the elements I was replacing, and experimenting, was not going to do me much good until I knew this. So now it's working, and largely thanks to the suggestions you gave. I would never have been able to guess on my own at using var_dump() in order to get at the solution. Please don't assume that just because a query is simple that it means that the person asking is not willing to work or that they haven't already attempted to work at it. Sometimes it just means that the person asking doesn't know all the angles possible. Thanks for your help. -- Yoroshiku! Dave G [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Slight cleaning of code needed in str_replace command.
On Monday 23 February 2004 19:12, Dave G wrote: So now it's working, and largely thanks to the suggestions you gave. I would never have been able to guess on my own at using var_dump() in order to get at the solution. Please don't assume that just because a query is simple that it means that the person asking is not willing to work or that they haven't already attempted to work at it. Sometimes it just means that the person asking doesn't know all the angles possible. It's good to know you've solved your problem. I hope you appreciate that my suggestions will be of more use to you in the long run than a straight forward answer to your problem. It's better to teach someone how to fish than to do the fishing for them. -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general -- /* You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue -- agree with him. -- Ed Howe */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Slight cleaning of code needed in str_replace command.
On Saturday 21 February 2004 14:39, Dave G wrote: Any advice would be most welcome. Well, you asked for it. The usage of str_replace() is not exactly rocket science, since the output is not what you expected just juggle your search replacement strings until it does what you want. -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general -- /* At the end of your life there'll be a good rest, and no further activities are scheduled. */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Slight cleaning of code needed in str_replace command.
Well, you asked for it. The usage of str_replace() is not exactly rocket science, since the output is not what you expected just juggle your search replacement strings until it does what you want. It's not as if I haven't experimented with different settings, but they haven't been successful. In any case, rocket science or not, I was actually looking for advice that might help me understand the logic behind the command better. I can't see anything syntactically wrong with the string I have put forward, so my current assumption is that there is something I don't understand about how the string input going into the command is parsed (it comes from a MySQL query), or about how the command interprets line breaks. Perhaps someone could offer something a little more concrete than essentially recommending I just 'try different stuff'. -- Yoroshiku! Dave G [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Slight cleaning of code needed in str_replace command.
On Sunday 22 February 2004 00:23, Dave G wrote: It's not as if I haven't experimented with different settings, but they haven't been successful. By settings one usually means something which alters behaviour, as such str_replace() does not have any settings. In any case, rocket science or not, I was actually looking for advice that might help me understand the logic behind the command better. It simply does a straight replacement: replace A with B in string C I can't see anything syntactically wrong with the string I have put forward, so my current assumption is that there is something I don't understand about how the string input going into the command is parsed (it comes from a MySQL query), or about how the command interprets line breaks. var_dump() every variable of importance and check that they are what you expect them to be. You might want to wrap the output in some pre tags so the browser doesn't eat up your \n's. Perhaps someone could offer something a little more concrete than essentially recommending I just 'try different stuff'. Anything more concrete would probably mean writing the code for you, that would be too easy (for you!). Here's another tip: start with a small test string (forget about grabbing stuff from the db), do a simple replacement, check your results, make the string more complex, repeat. -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general -- /* It takes all sorts of in out-door schooling to get adapted to my kind of fooling - R. Frost */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
