Re: string as file

On Fri, Aug 10, 2007 at 02:19:29PM +0100, Stut wrote: > Rick Pasotto wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 03:25:27PM -0500, Greg Donald wrote: >>> On 8/9/07, Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net> wrote: >>>> Does php have a facility similar to python's stringIO? >>>> >>>> What I'm wanting to do is similar to a mail merge. IOW, I know I can >>>> create an include file like: >>>> >>>> $out = <<<EOT >>>> This is an example of $var1 and $var2. >>>> EOT; >>>> >>>> and then after assigning values to $var1 and $var2 include that >>>> file. I can later use different values for $var1 and $var2 and get a >>>> different $out with a second include. >>> eval() >> Explain. >> One word responses really don't do any good. >> Exactly *what* would be the argument to eval()? > > RTFM, that's what it's there for. I did. That's why I rejected the use of eval() before I posted the message. eval() is totally unsuitable for what I want. Unless, that is, you or Greg can explain how using eval() will get me what I want. I think that neither you nor Greg understands what I'm looking for. Instead of simply stating 'RTFM' perhaps *you* should RTFQuestion. > Incidentally, eval is evil and potentially a giant security hole. > You'd be better off doing replacements with preg_match rather than > executing a string. Agreed. That's another reason I had already rejected it. Although in this case, since I would have full control of all the variables, it would probably be ok. -- "Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called." -- John Stuart Mill, 1859 Rick Pasotto rick@niof.net http://www.niof.net