Re: How to Detect File in a Specifc Directory on Window Env?

Since you know the name of the file you're looking for, why not just use file_exists()? http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php // Build the filename from the form submission $filename = "whatever.pdf"; $path = "path/to/files/relative/to/runtime/dir"; if(file_exists("$path/$filename")) { return(1); } else { return(0); } That should be faster than trying to read directory contents. ..mike.. On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 01:59, Jack wrote: > Dear all > I had a folder which contains a lot of pdf file, the name format of the pdf > files are : xxxxx.dateformat.pdf (eg : abcdefg.20020718.pdf). > Now i want to use the php script to detect what files it got in a specific > folder. > i want to make a user input form which will let user to input the date and > then i will look for the pdf report from this specific folder base on the > Date given! > > I think one of the quickest way is to ask php to check the filename from > "Right to Left" which is the Date format! > > But i don't know which php function will perform this task (Check filename > from Right to Left). > > If you have any other suggestion, pls help me! > >