Re: Storing binary data within a php script.

Thanks Jed, Im just trying your method. If i have any problems ill reply to this post Jamie "Jed Smith" <jed@jed.bz> wrote in message news:20041219032707.14888.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > This is done in a few examples using base64_encode() and base64_decode(). > A particular OpenGL example I can recall encoded a small (~20k) DLL > directly into the PHP source that relied upon it, then unpacked it at > runtime. > > Ah, there it is: > > ** snip ** > > if ( is_file( "SimpleWndProc.dll" ) ? filesize( "SimpleWndProc.dll" ) != > 2560 : 1 ) > { > $dll = > "eNrtVU9IFGEUf7NpTbZue1hCYqlvQT3JslsG0clt/aho1XHNDOnguDutY+uMzh80" > . > "KDrYQTPJS1TUoWMEdSpYrEOEsQl66yD9gT1ILCHhIcqDML35Zla3IgO7mQ9+733v" > /* ... */ > . > "dxBP8K4dRTzGcY6dBwcd8sBgVupS0lgfi9siXnQPAErZOyqrYXMXwO/8l7oiy5Fv" > . "kdWIJ8pHfdFAdH90uzf+D/QDFVAQCA=="; > > $dllout = fopen( "SimpleWndProc.dll", "wb" ); > > if ( !$dllout ) > die( "Unable to extract SimpleWndProc.dll" ); > > fwrite( $dllout, gzuncompress( base64_decode( $dll ) ) ); > fclose( $dllout ); > > --------------- > > That's from an iridium example. You just base64 encode the data and > enclose it in a string. Of course, that's simply one way of doing it. > > Jed > > Jamie wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Well so far my attempts to make this work have failed so i thought i >> would try here. What i have is an installation script that has to write a >> few files to the webserver. Im trying to cut down on the amount of files >> that need to be uploaded/modified etc. So what im trying to do is include >> all the data in one file. What the user then uploads and the physical >> visual basic program activates the script what in turn sets up the web >> server side. The problem comes when im trying to handle the ascii values >> for the binary data. "Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' >> (ASCII=3) state=2." >> >> I basicly have 3 questions. >> >> 1) Is it possible to store binary data in text form during transport and >> then using php's file writing functions to output the file? >> 2) How would i do it as i guess i have to encode the ascii characters but >> how would i do that? >> 3)Is there any better ways you suggest me to do this. >> >> Im trying to this for two reasons first is to make the application usable >> by anyone and the second reason is to try to push the boundarys of the >> langage. >> >> I would like anyones comments and views on this please. Any views might >> help me come to a result. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jamie > > > -- > _ > (_)___ Jed Smith, Code Monkey > | / __| jed@jed.bz | jed@php.net > | \__ \ +1 541 606-4145 > _/ |___/ Signed mail preferred (PGP 0x703F9124) > |__/ http://personal.jed.bz/keys/jedsmith.asc