Re: eregi() problems...

jas wrote: > > // second selection for main image on main page > $dir_name = "/path/to/images/directory/"; > $dir = opendir($dir_name); > $file_lost .= "<p><FORM METHOD=\"post\" ACTION=\"done.php3\" > NAME=\"ad01\"> > <SELECT NAME=\"images\">"; > while ($file_names = readdir($dir)) { > if ($file_names != "." && $file_names !=".." && > eregi('_[0-9]{4}.jpg$', > $file_name)) { > $file_lost .= "<OPTION VALUE=\"$file_names\" > NAME=\"$file_names\">$file_names</OPTION>"; > } > } > $file_lost .= "</SELECT><br><br><INPUT TYPE=\"submit\" > NAME=\"submit\" > VALUE=\"select\"></FORM></p>"; > closedir($dir); > > My problem is with the eregi() function to filter out files without the > following criteria *_4444.jpg, it must have an underscore followed by 4 > numbers and then ending in .jpg file extension. I have tried a few > different methods to try and get this to work however I think I am missing > something. All of the documentation I have read on php.net states that this > string should work as is... I have checked the contents of the directory and > I only have files of these two types... > filename_logo.jpg > filename_0103.jpg > Could anyone enlighten me on how this is not working? > Thanks in advance, I hope I'm reading right... it seems you want to filter OUT files with the extension '_4444.jpg' the above check appears to be filtering out everything BUT these files. I think you want the following check: if( $file_names != "." && $file_names !=".." && !eregi( '_[0-9]{4}\.jpg$', $file_name) ) Cheers, Rob. -- .-----------------. | Robert Cummings | :-----------------`----------------------------. | Webdeployer - Chief PHP and Java Programmer | :----------------------------------------------: | Mail : mailto:robert.cummings@webmotion.com | | Phone : (613) 731-4046 x.109 | :----------------------------------------------: | Website : http://www.webmotion.com | | Fax : (613) 260-9545 | `----------------------------------------------'