Re: string as file

On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 16:28 +0100, Stut wrote: > Rick Pasotto wrote: > > 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. > > Your original post asked... > > "Can I someout "include" a string instead of a file?" > > That's exactly what eval does. As for what you would pass to it... PHP > code maybe? Have you even tried it? The manual page for eval has several > examples of how to use it, and the comments have even more. > > >> 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. > > Use regular expressions or straight string replacements - that's the > best way to implement mail-merge type behaviour. Personally I used > preg_replace with the 'e' modifier. For an example see, shockingly, the > manual page for preg_replace. > > Now "go stick your head in a pig". Spider-Pig, Spider-Pig, does whatever a Spider-Pig does... :) I love Fridays!! Cheers, Rob. -- ........................................................... SwarmBuy.com - http://www.swarmbuy.com Leveraging the buying power of the masses! ...........................................................