Re: strip_tags

Well, this is the solution we are providing, I found the error to be because word is such a wonderful program it puts XML in the middle of HTML, so I preg'd that out and all was good again! Thanks anyway peeps "Analysis & Solutions" <danielc@analysisandsolutions.com> wrote in message news:20020701153337.GA5219@panix.com... > On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 04:09:04PM +0100, BB wrote: > > Dude, c'mon! I asked for a "_sample_" for a reason. First, I didn't want > to have to wade through a ton of HTML. Second, it'd help you isolate the > problem so you could formulate an accurate question and/or figure out the > answer for yourself. > > If you examined where the string got cut off, you'd be able to come up > with a short sample like this: > > #! /usr/local/bin/php -q > <?php > > $txt = <<<sample > <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT > color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">this<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns > = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" > /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P> > sample; > > echo "$txt\n"; > echo strip_tags($txt,"<STRONG><B><P><BR><TABLE><TR><TD><OL><UL><LI><IMG><A>"); > echo "\n"; > > ?> > > > The output from the sample is... > > <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT > color=#000000><FONT > face="Times New Roman">this<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = > "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" > /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P> > > <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">this > > > So, clearly, the <?xml tag is throwing things off. The problem doesn't > arise in the setting of $txt because echoing $txt comes through fine. > Therefore the problem is with strip_tags(). > > Do you want to keep the XML or strip the XML? I'm guessing you want it > taken out. Now, it's time to ask the rest of the folks on the list: > > "strip_tags() is being tripped up by <?xml tags in my strings. Those tags > cause strip_tags() to stop processing the rest of the string. I want the > XML tags, along with all of the other unwanted HTML tags, ripped out. Is > this a bug in strip_tags() or do I need to go about this in anther way?" > > --Dan > > -- > PHP classes that make web design easier > SQL Solution | Layout Solution | Form Solution > sqlsolution.info | layoutsolution.info | formsolution.info > T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y > 4015 7 Av #4AJ, Brooklyn NY v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409