RE: [PHP] Show Filename using Wildcards

> -----Original Message----- > From: Rahul Sitaram Johari [mailto:sleepwalker@rahulsjohari.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:12 PM > To: PHP > Subject: [PHP] Show Filename using Wildcards > > Ave, > > I have a script where I have to provide a Download Link to a file > associated > with a record. The common thing between the record & filename is the phone > number. But the filenames have dates & other symbols besides the phone > number as well. They all do begin with a phone number though. > > How can I match a filename with a record using wildcards? > For example, let¹s say someone pulls up a record for phone field: > 515515515 > The files associated with this record could be 515515515031307 or > 5155155150325T(2). > > So you can see the filenames do begin the phone number in the record, but > they contain additional chars. What I need is something that can pull up > all > 515515515*.ext > > Can I do this in PHP? > > Thanks! > [Peter Lauri - DWS Asia] Hi, Assuming you are on a linux you could try: exec("find /the/path/to/the/place/where/you/should/start/searching -type f -name 515515515*.ext", $files); Then the $files will be an array with the found files matching the search. Best regards, Peter Lauri www.dwsasia.com - company web site www.lauri.se - personal web site www.carbonfree.org.uk - become Carbon Free