Re: Simple (I hope) updating contents question

Tx, man. You helped a lot here, but now I'm having some problems updating the text file. I've made some changes in the code myself, so here it is: The reading process is made by this: <?php clearstatcache (); $file = "/usr/local/.../news.txt"; $abrir = fopen ($file, "r"); $i = 1; while($buffer = fgets($abrir, 18976) ) { print "<input type='text' name='line[$i]' size='60' value='" . $buffer ."'><br>"; $i++; } fclose($abrir); ?> This is working great, thanks to you, but the writing script is working with the second line only.... I think I'm really making a mess here, so here it is: <?php $file = "/usr/local/.../news.txt"; while(list($var, $value) = each($HTTP_POST_VARS)) { for($x=1;$x<3;$x++) /* I know I did a bad thing defining the limit (3) here, but I really need this to work on URGENT basis so...*/ { echo "Updated: $value[$x]<br>"; $abrir = fopen($file, "w"); fputs($abrir,$value[$x]."\n",strlen($value[$x])); } fclose($abrir); } ?> The "echo" thing works great, but the writing process is messed up... It only writes the second (last) line of text... I know I'm being stupid somewhere, but I'm still having some trouble understanding PHP syntax, so if you or anybody else can help me again... On Fri, 20 Jul 2001 03:41:14 -0700, procacci@procacci.net (Paul A. Procacci) wrote: >The fgets length is like this: It's the number of bytes read from a >file OR up to a new line character. Which ever comes first. It's as >simple as that. > >Try this: > ><? > >$file = "filename.txt"; // Name of file > >$fp = fopen($file, "r"); > >if(!$fp){ > echo "Couldn't open file for reading."; >} >else{ > $i = 1; // used for name of inputs > while($buffer = fgets($fp, 18976) ){ //18796 is what I use. Use a >larger number if your lines are larger. > print "<input type='text' name='line[$i]' value='" . > $buffer . >"'><br>"; > $i++; > } >} > >fclose($fp); > >?> > >That's what gets displayed to this user and this is how we would rewrite >the file: > ><? > >$file = "filename.txt"; > >$fp = fopen($file, "w"); > >if(!$fp){ > print "Couldn't open the file for writing"; >} >else{ > for($x = 1; $x <= count($line); $x++){ > fputs($fp, $line[$x], strlen($line[$x]); > } >} > >fclose($fp); > >?> > >I hope this helps. > >Paul > > >"Er GalvãO Abbott" wrote: >> >> Greetings. >> >> First of all I'm a PHP bginner so take it easy on me :) >> >> I'm trying to make a script that does the following: >> >> * open a text file >> * read its contents >> * For each line on the file make a input tag with its contents, like >> <input type="text" name="line1" value="foo is what we use to >> ask >> questions. It doesn't really mean something."> >> * Take the modified contents - modifyied in the input fields - and >> update the text file >> >> So, I've begun with: >> >> 1 <?php >> 2 $file = "news.txt"; >> 3 fopen ($file, "r"); >> 4 $fs = filesize ($file); >> 5 while (!feof($file)) >> 6 { >> 7 $content = (fgets ($file, $fs)); >> 8 } >> 9 ?> >> >> One thing I didn't understood is the length part of the fgets >> command... Why use length with it? So, what I'm trying to do in lines >> 4 and 7 is to make sure it gets the contents by setting length = file >> size... Am I right on this? >> >> How do I split the contents of the file? Because I'm getting the >> content of both lines in the $content variable... >> >> I'm originally a Perl programmer so I know that the "split mark" must >> be the end of line, but I'm really lost here. >> >> Can someone help me? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Er Galvão Abbott >> Webdeveloper >> erabbott@DONTSPAMterra.com.br >> --------------------------------- >> To send me an e-mail just remove >> the CAPITAL TEXT. >> --------------------------------- Er Galvão Abbott Webdeveloper erabbott@DONTSPAMterra.com.br --------------------------------- To send me an e-mail just remove the CAPITAL TEXT. ---------------------------------