Re: alphabetical order?

You need to read the file completely, then sort it, finally output it. You should have a look at: For reading: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-push.php For Sorting: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.usort.php (Example 2) For output: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.each.php (Example 2) Sascha Am Sonntag, 15. September 2002 11:23 schrieb Chad Winger: > That doesnt really explain much to me unfortunately :( > > here is what I see in the manual > > <?php > > $order = array ($squads[1]); > sort ($order); > reset ($order); > while (list ($key, $val) = each ($order)) { > echo "order[".$key."] = ".$val."\n"; > > > ?> > > so the array $order is declared, then is sorted. To me that means that I > have to declare each fruit in the array. In my array $squads in the example > below [0] is id number [1] is team name [2] is stadium and [4] is city. I > want to alphabatize only the team name i.e. $squads[1] then after the team > name is alphabatized (sorted) then the if...else statement is run ... so > this is what i tried > > <html> > <body> > <select> > <?php > > include ("C:\Program > Files\EasyPHP\www\florentiaviola.com\control\config.php"); > > $fd = fopen ($teams, "r"); > while (!feof ($fd)) > { > $buffer = fgets($fd, 4096); > $squads = explode("|", $buffer); > $order = array ($squads[1]); > sort ($order); > reset ($order); > while (list ($key, $val) = each ($order)) { > if ($squads[1] == "Florentia Viola") { > echo '<OPTION SELECTED VALUE="'.$squads[0].'">Florentia > Viola</OPTION>'."\n"; > } else { > echo '<OPTION > VALUE="'.$squads[0].'">'.$squads[1].'</OPTION>'."\n"; > } > } > > } > fclose ($fd); > > ?> > </html> > </body> > </select> > > > What am I doing wrong?? > > Thanks again > > -Tree > > > > > > > > > > > Jeremy Wilson <jwilson@intravative.com> wrote in message > news:000201c25c89$ec2b70a0$4ac23342@intravative.com... > > > This will also help you > > > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-multisort.php > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chad Winger [mailto:cwinger@callistonet.com] > > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 11:57 PM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP] alphabetical order? > > > > > > If you've read some of my earlier posts, you know I'm a newbie at PHP, > > so now im stuck at a point, and I'd like to see if anyone has a > > suggestion. Ok, here is the problem...i have a text file on the server, > > and in it are listed lines like this: > > > > 01|Brescello|stadium|city| > > 02|Aglianese|stadium|city| > > 03|Casteldisangro|stadium|city| > > > > and the following code is part of a php file that creates a form. > > > > <SELECT NAME="home"> > > <?php > > > > include ("C:\path\to\config.php"); > > > > $fd = fopen ($teams, "r"); > > while (!feof ($fd)) > > { > > $readlines = fgets($fd, 4096); > > $squads = explode("|", $readlines); > > if ($squads[1] == "Florentia Viola") { > > echo '<OPTION SELECTED > > VALUE="'.$squads[0].'">Florentia > > Viola</OPTION>'."\n"; > > } else { > > echo '<OPTION > > VALUE="'.$squads[0].'">'.$squads[1].'</OPTION>'."\n"; > > } > > > > } > > fclose ($fd); > > > > ?> > > </SELECT> > > > > What is does is create options in a dropdown menu. Right now the > > outputted HTML would be > > > > <OPTION>Brescello</OPTION> > > <OPTION>Aglianese</OPTION> > > <OPTION>Casteldisangro</OPTION> > > > > Problem is that I would like it alphabatized, like so: > > > > <OPTION>Aglianese</OPTION> > > <OPTION>Brescello</OPTION> > > <OPTION>Casteldisangro</OPTION> > > > > I've done pretty well I think in the few days, i've tried learning this > > stuff. but i have no idea on where to begin with this problem. > > > > ALso, as Im still pretty much a PHP infant, if anyone sees any little > > things with my code that code be better (i.e. a way to simplify it etc) > > let me know. Thanks I appreciate it > > > > -Tree > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php