Re: string...

Here is an example of the files in the directory... willies_0411.jpg watson_0411.jpg willies_logo.jpg watson_logo.jpg etc.. When I remove the eregi() it works fine, all the files are displayed, however I only want the files ending in _1111.jpg to be displayed in the select box and well I did another one using a sting to filter out all files except _logo.jpg and it works fine, I just can't get the _1111.jpg files to display. Also the directory is fine, I have the same function being called in two places one to display only *_logo.jpg files and the second to display only *_1111.jpg files the number one doesnt seem to work so I may just create two directories for the two types I need, but I would rather get this sting function down so I can use it elsewhere on our site. Any help would be great... Jas "Erik Price" <pricee@hhbrown.com> wrote in message news:B153C560-4D77-11D6-8DF2-0050E4857868@hhbrown.com... > > On Friday, April 12, 2002, at 01:50 AM, jas wrote: > > > Ok, I have tried all 3 examples and even tried a few variations that you > > have given me and so far nothing is getting displayed, is there a way to > > check for errors? here is the code I am working with: > > What happens if you get rid of that eregi() function? Does it show you > all of your files? If so, then the problem is the regex in your eregi(). > > > > // second selection for main image on main page > > $dir_name = "/path/to/images/directory/"; > > $dir = opendir($dir_name); > > $file_lost .= "<p><FORM METHOD=\"post\" > > ACTION=\"done.php3\" > > NAME=\"images\"> > > <SELECT NAME=\"images\">"; > > while ($file_names = readdir($dir)) { > > if ($file_names != "." && $file_names !=".." && > > eregi("^/*_[0-9]{4}\.jpg$", $file_name)) { > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > This regex will match only files that obey the following rules: > 1. may or may not start with a slash > 2. next character must be an underscore > 3. next 4 characters must be digits > 4. next character must be a dot > 5. next 3 characters must be "jpg" > 6. case doesn't matter > > Are you sure you have files that meet the above 6 rules in your > directory? If you don't, then nothing will be displayed. Are you sure > that your "/path/to/directory" is a real path to a real directory? etc > etc > > > > $file_lost .= "<OPTION VALUE=\"$file_names\" > > NAME=\"$file_names\">$file_names</OPTION>"; > > } > > } > > $file_lost .= "</SELECT><br><br><INPUT > > TYPE=\"submit\" NAME=\"submit\" > > VALUE=\"select\"></FORM></p>"; > > closedir($dir); > > > > > > > Erik > > > > ---- > > Erik Price > Web Developer Temp > Media Lab, H.H. Brown > pricee@hhbrown.com >