Re: file_exists()??any wildcards
| From: | php3 at developersdesk dot com | Date: | Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:57:52 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: file_exists()??any wildcards | ||
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Addressed to: "Gary" <kcooke@mediaone.net>
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** Reply to note from "Gary" <kcooke@mediaone.net> Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:45:32 -0500
>
> Can someone tell me if file_exists( ) can use wildcards in the string
> file? And if so what are they? I want the system to look for a file
> with a known directory and the first six digits of the file name are
> known. But I want to end the file name with like *.*, but this did
> not work. Is there maybe another way?
Sorry, file_exists() looks for an exact file name. You probably need
to use opendir() readdir() and closedir() to read the directory and see
if a matching file exists.
Rick Widmer
Internet Marketing Specialists
http://www.developersdesk.com