Re: Re[4]: [PHP] Searching for text in a file

Richard, Then you need to use something like "explode()" to get only the part you want. e.g. If the file is delimited by spaces, then have something like this: $fd = fopen ("virtusertable", "r"); $variable= "test@www.northpole.com"; $count = 1; while(feof($fd) == false) { $line_text = fgets($fd, 2048); $strings = explode(" ", $line_text); <--- Splits the line at every space into an array of string if ($variable == trim($strings[0])) { echo "Match at line number $count"; break; } ++$count; } If the file is tab delimited, you will need: $strings = explode("\t", $line_text); > Hello Kelly, > Your right the script does work but my problem is this > the file I am searching looks like this below. > And if I search on yourns@www.yourns.com alone it does not find it but > if I search on yourns@www.yourns.com yourns it finds it. I need it > to find just the email address not the stuff after it. > > > yourns@www.yourns.com yourns > root@www.nellsouth.com root > majordomo@ns1.dellisp.com majordomo_site1 > owner-majordomo@www.dellwebservices.com owner-majordomo_site15 > sys@www.hispeedmail.com sys > > > Monday, September 10, 2001, 1:26:44 AM, you wrote: > > Kelly Barrett> Richard, > Kelly Barrett> I just put together a script using that code exactly, and it worked. > > Kelly Barrett> All I can say is make sure that what you are searching for is actually in > Kelly Barrett> the file you are searching. > > Kelly Barrett> Remember that the string you are searching for needs to match the entire > Kelly Barrett> contents of the line, not just a substring of the line. > > Kelly Barrett> Try some simple tests that you know are sure to work. i.e. Make a > Kelly Barrett> virtusertable file that is just a couple of lines. > > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > >