Re: rewriting a line in a text file
| From: | Kumar Lakshminarayanan | Date: | Fri, 13 Sep 2002 00:36:33 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: rewriting a line in a text file | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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Try using an unique number as the first field of the line.
You can then use that number to select the line (entry) and update it.
Kumar
drparker wrote:
> hi - i have a text file that i am using as a database. the format for
> each line is such (2 lines shown):
>
> Fashion|508|Text Text
> Text.|Å•Ôò\@âêÐi\
> ãhttp://qtbras.com/qtbrascat/images/508_big.jpg|http://qtbras.com/qtbrascat/images/508_thumb.jpg
>
> Fashion|510|Text Text
>
> Text|http://qtbras.com/qtbrascat/images/510_big.jpg|http://qtbras.com/qtbrascat/images/510_thumb.jpg
>
> I'm putting each line into an array, then splitting each value by the
> pipe symbol to get individual values. i need to know how to select a
> line in the text file and rewrite over it - for example if i wanted to
> replace:
>
> Fashion|510|Text Text
>
> Text|http://qtbras.com/qtbrascat/images/510_big.jpg|http://qtbras.com/qtbrascat/images/510_thumb.jpg
>
> with:
>
> Allure|533|Text Text
>
> Text|http://qtbras.com/qtbrascat/images/510_big.jpg|http://qtbras.com/qtbrascat/images/510_thumb.jpg
>
> or something like that, how do i select which line in the text file i
> want to replace and write over it? i would prefer not to delete the
> line and then write a new one at the end, but if that's the only way,
> i'll do it.
>
> thanks
>
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