Re: Not getting expected result from file()

kvigor wrote: > Hello, > > I'm using the file function create an array. I'm using a value from a > form to see if it matches in elements in the array. > > My problem is I expect the condition to be true but info but my DB isn't > populated as I in the right DB... > =================Code > Begins====================================================== > $theFileArray = file('C:\htdocs\folder1\file.txt'); > Your problem starts here - file returns the file in an array. Each element of the array corresponds to a line in the file, with the newline still attached. When you compare to a string without the newline at the end, the comparison fails. If you have php > 5.0.0 you can use the FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES flag in the file() arguments, otherwise use trim() to remove trailing whitespace from the array elements. Cheers -- David Robley "I hate playing craps," Tom said dicily. Today is Boomtime, the 16th day of Confusion in the YOLD 3173.