Re: Re: grabbing information from websites

i tried putting in fread() but still getting a blank screen. any other errors in here? <?php $file = fopen ("http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.cgi?username=champinoman","r"); $line = fread ($file, 1024); if (preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)</td>#mi',$line,$out)) { $rune = $out; } fclose($file); print $rune; ?> "Graham Cossey" <graham@cossey.plus.com> wrote in message news:JGEHJJEPPLDNAPAHKDGGCEFCCIAA.graham@cossey.plus.com... > > fgets() will read in from file until end of line or end of file up to the > No > bytes given. > > Is there an end of line between the "username=chapinoman" and the "<td > align="right">70,277" ? > > If there is a line break then $line will never contain both strings. > > You may need to use fread() instead. > > HTH > > Graham > > -----Original Message----- > From: champinoman [mailto:champinoman@hotmail.com] > Sent: 28 September 2004 14:47 > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites > > > i said i was learning this and didnt really understand it. > so going by what has been said i have come up with the following.... but > still doesnt want to work. > heres what i have: > > <?php > $file = fopen > > ("http://hiscore.runescape.com/aff/runescape/hiscorepersonal.cgi?username=ch > ampinoman","r"); > $line = fgets ($file, 1024); > if > > (preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)</td>#mi', > $line,$out)) > { > $rune = $out; > } > fclose($file); > print $rune; > ?> > > and the source it is looking at is: > > <tr><td><img > src="http://www.runescape.com/img/hiscores/crafting.gif" > valign="bottom" width=16 height=16 /></td><td>&nbsp;</td> > <td><a href="hiscoreuser.cgi?username=champinoman&category=13" > class=c>Crafting</a></td> > <td align="right">70,277</td><td align="right"> > 43 > </td><td align="right"> > 53,630 > </td></tr> > > I want it to get the 70,277 and store as $rune > if someone can tell me where im wrong i would be extremely grateful > > thank you for your ongoing support. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ > "M. Sokolewicz" <tularis@php.net> wrote in message > news:20040928095350.55328.qmail@pb1.pair.com... >> ugh, obviously I'm a bad typer :) The code should be: >> >> > > preg_match('#username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)</td>#mi', >> $text, $out); >> >> Or using any other patterndelimiter... ;) >> >> M. Sokolewicz wrote: >> >>> I thought I clearly stated that for the m modifier you need to use PCRE >>> functions! >>> >>> eg: >>> >>> > > preg_match('/username=champinoman&category=13.*align="right">(.*)</td>/mi', >>> $text, $out); >>> >>> Champinoman wrote: >>> >>>> so does this look right: >>>> >>>> eregi >>>> > > ("username=champinoman&category=13.*align=\"right\">(.*)</td>"m,$line,$out)) >>>> >>>> is that where i am ment to put the 'm' modifier? or am i still off on >>>> the wrong track? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Graham Cossey" <graham@cossey.plus.com> wrote in message >>>> >>>> news:JGEHJJEPPLDNAPAHKDGGKEEHCIAA.graham@cossey.plus.com... >>>> >>>>> From >>>>> http://gnosis.cx/publish/programming/regular_expressions.html: >>>>> >>>>> "Sometimes you have a programming problem and it seems like the best >>>>> solution is to use regular expressions; now you have two problems." >>>>> >>>>> To me regular expressions are some kind of black art, I've been >>>>> programming >>>>> for 20 years and until recently have pretty much managed to avoid >>>>> them. >>>>> The >>>>> above URL is a pretty good tutorial. >>>>> >>>>> HTH >>>>> >>>>> Graham >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: champinoman [mailto:champinoman@hotmail.com] >>>>> Sent: 28 September 2004 09:35 >>>>> To: php-general@lists.php.net >>>>> Subject: [PHP] Re: grabbing information from websites >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> instead of the POSIX regexp, tr using PERL style RegExps >>>>>> (www.php.net/pcre) Once you've done that, you can add the pattern >>>>>> modifier >>>>>> 'm' to allow multilines . >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> i think im lost now. i had a look at the site but im not sure what im >>>>> looking at. any chance u could make a mock script up so i can see what >>>>> your >>>>> explaining? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>>> To unsubscribe, visit: >>>>> http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php