Re[2]: [PHP] Searching for text in a file

Hello Kelly, Yes I noticed the variable after I sent the message Now I have it like this. But If I add something that is in the file it does not find it. $fd = fopen ("virtusertable", "r"); $variable= "test@www.northpole.com"; $count = 1; while(feof($fd) == false) { $line_text = fgets($fd, 2048); if ($variable == trim($line_text)) { echo "Match at line number $count"; break; } ++$count; } Monday, September 10, 2001, 12:39:15 AM, you wrote: Kelly Barrett> Hi Richard, Kelly Barrett> First, I think it should be: Kelly Barrett> $variable = "jon@tester.com"; Kelly Barrett> instead of: >> $line_text= "jon@tester.com"; Kelly Barrett> as you overwrite $line_text with your fgets. Kelly Barrett> Also: >> if ($variable = trim($line_text)) { Kelly Barrett> Should be: Kelly Barrett> if ($variable == trim($line_text)) { Kelly Barrett> Otherwise you are doing an assignment, which will always be true. Kelly Barrett> Finally, your while loop should probably be: Kelly Barrett> while(feof($fd) == false) { Kelly Barrett> $line_text = fgets($fd, 2048); Kelly Barrett> Because fgets returns EOF at the end of a file, not necessarily false (I Kelly Barrett> THINK EOF currently is false, though theoretically EOF could change to any Kelly Barrett> value). Kelly Barrett> Cheers, Kelly Barrett> Kelly. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Richard Kurth [mailto:rkurth@pacifier.com] >> Sent: Monday, 10 September 2001 5:12 PM >> To: php >> Subject: [PHP] Searching for text in a file >> >> >> I am having a problem with searching through a file for a curtain >> text. Like the text below jon@tester.com does not exists in the file >> but when I run this it gives me a Match at line number. >> I need to run three or four names at a time through this script >> to see if they are already there. But it does not seam to work. >> And I can not figure out way. A small sample of the file is below. >> >> $fd = fopen ("virtusertable", "r"); >> $line_text= "jon@tester.com"; >> $count = 1; >> while ($line_text = fgets($fd, 2048)) { >> if ($variable = trim($line_text)) { >> echo "Match at line number $count"; >> break; >> } >> ++$count; >> } >> >> >> gary@www.domain.com >> yourns@www.yourns.com >> root@www.nellsouth.com >> owner-majordomo@www.dellwebservices.com >> sys@www.hispeedmail.com >> sys@www.register.com >> majordomo-owner@www.register.com >> vellsouth2@www.vellsouth.net >> majordomo-owner@www.vellsouth.com >> root@www.vellsouth.com >> majordomo@www.dellwebservices.com >> sys@www.cyberheadlinenews.com >> vellsouth@www.vellsouth.com >> nobody@www.register.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> Richard >> mailto:rkurth@pacifier.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 >> >> -- Best regards, Richard mailto:rkurth@pacifier.com