RE: [PHP] Remote Files using PHP: Help Please

Here, this will get the data table for you. Adapt to your needs: <? $fp = fopen("http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/current?type=sw&group_key=huc_c d&search_site_no_station_nm=01427510","r"); $content = fread($fp,100000); eregi("<!-- start of data table -->(.*)<HR>",$content,$match); echo $match[1]; ?> This depends on them not changing the layout of the page, too. ---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: Anthony Ritter [mailto:tony@gonefishingguideservice.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 3:31 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Remote Files using PHP: Help Please > > John, > If you were to take a look at that page from the USGS site - is it even > possible using php regexp functions to filter the data just to return that > particular record? > > If so, I'm looking for an online tutorial. > > Many thanks. > TR > .................................... > > John Holmes wrote in message: > > > No, you have to read the whole file, and then filter out what you need > > on your side. This is where you would use regular expressions. > > > > Also, be aware of any copyright violations you may be committing, or you > > could just contact the owner of the page and ask for access to this > > data. Maybe they'll set up some kind of XML feed for you. > > > > ---John Holmes... > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php