Re: Interesting problem

That happily produces an empty file, :) O'well at least it was funny, Thanks Ken N http://cleveland.lug.net/~rocket/ The answer is simple if you grant that ironies are like submarines; dangerous only when submerged. On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, TomHenry wrote: > Sorry for the incomplete solution -- > the completed solution would work as follows > > $linesbefore="COMMENTS\nHERE\n"; > > > > > while(list($line_num, $line) = each($httpd_conf)) > > > > { > > > > if(ereg("$domain", $line)) > > > > { > > // build up the contents of httpd_new by cat'ing all the lines together > $line .= $linesbefore . ereg_replace("$line", "#REMOVED $date $line", > "$line")."\n"; // may need to add a line feed at end -- untested > > > > > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > // place the fputs outside the loop > fputs($httpd_new,"$line"); > > > HTH a little more, > Tom Henry > > > > At 03:10 PM 6/29/00 +0000, Ken N wrote: > >Ya, that's my problem, how do I get lines before? While moving through the > >while loop I can only access the item I am currently on, is there some way > >I can access the previous element. when ereg matches on that current > >element. > > > >Thanks > >Ken N > > > >http://cleveland.lug.net/~rocket/ > > > >The answer is simple if you grant that ironies are like submarines; > >dangerous only when submerged. > > > > > >On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, TomHenry wrote: > > > > > > > > Try something like > > > > > > > > > HTH, > > > Tom Henry > > > > > > > > > At 02:57 PM 6/29/00 +0000, Ken N wrote: > > > >Hi, > > > > > > > > This has got me a little confused. I am using list to plow > > through > > > >an httpd.conf file and remove entries, however I have a little problem. I > > > >can use ereg_replace to add comments to the virthost entry but, what about > > > >the lines in before and after? Is there a way I can say to comment put the > > > >say two lines before the where I matched the reg exp? If you look at the > > > >code maybe it will make a little more sense. > > > > > > > > while(list($line_num, $line) = each($httpd_conf)) > > > > { > > > > if(ereg("$domain", $line)) > > > > { > > > > $line = ereg_replace("$line", "#REMOVED $date $line", > > > > "$line"); > > > > } > > > > fputs($httpd_new,"$line"); > > > > } > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > >Ken > > > > > > > >http://cleveland.lug.net/~rocket/ > > > > > > > >The answer is simple if you grant that ironies are like submarines; > > > >dangerous only when submerged. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Strategic Business Systems (978) 745-2332 > > > http://BusinessWebs.com/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Strategic Business Systems (978) 745-2332 > http://BusinessWebs.com/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >