Re: array order

On Tue, 03 Oct 2000, Theodore Jones wrote: > David Robley wrote: > > > On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Theodore Jones wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I have a script that iterates through a series of directories as such: > > > > > > 01-07-2000 > > > 01-14-2000 > > > 02-08-2000 > > > 02-16-2000 > > > 02-23-2000 > > > 03-09-2000 > > > 03-24-2000 > > > 04-07-2000 > > > 04-21-2000 > > > 07-15-2000 > > > 07-22-2000 > > > 09-14-2000 > > > > > > (directory named by date) > > > > > > when I read all these directories in with an opendir() function and feed them > > > into an array, > > > my display order seems to follow no logical order when the page comes out. For > > > example I would like the "latest" (09-14-2000) directory uploaded to show > > > up at > > > the top of the list, and the "oldest" 01-07-2000 directory to appear at the > > > bottom of the list. Instead they display in no logical order...? > > > > > > Here's the portion of code I'm working with: > > > > > > $thumb_dir_handle = opendir($thumb_dir); > > > $a = 0; > > > while($file = readdir($thumb_dir_handle)) { > > > if((preg_match('/jpg/',$file)) || > > > (preg_match('/png/',$file)) || > > > (preg_match('/gif/',$file)) || > > > (preg_match('/jpeg/',$file))) { > > > $file_array[$a] = $file; > > > $a++; > > > $file_count = count ($file_array); > > > } > > > } > > > > > > ... any ideas most greatfully solicited... > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > ~ Theo > > > > readdir will simply display the directories and files in the order (or lack > > of) that it finds them on the disk - you need to sort them into the order > > that you require by sorting the array. Now with a little modification of > > your directory structure to yyyy-mm-dd format, you could just do an rsort > > on the array to order the values descending. > > David, > > I tried to renaming the directories as per your suggestion, but still the same > result.. the directories don't get displayed with any chronological order. I even > checked the file-creation dates of the directories and couldn't find and order > there... any further suggestions? How can I find the order in which they are found > on the disk? > > ~ Theo Well, like I said, the directory listing is in no particular order. What you'll need to do is put all the directory names in an array, and then use rsort to sort the array in reverse order, then you can list the array elements in the desired format. -- David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA