Re: Searching MS Word Docs

ok... so for me I would do this... just wanted to confirm it..... $filename = "$ResumeUp"; /// the file name variable stored in the DB $fd = fopen($filename, "r"); $contents = fread($fd, filesize($filename)); fclose($fd); $keyword = "$words"; /// $words = the search word(s) from the form if(eregi($keyword, $contents)) echo "The Word $keywords has been found"; Now I am trying to figure out how to structure the query to where it searches all resumes that are posted... $sql = "SELECT * FROM $table WHERE ResumeUp = \"$ResumeUp\""; ///location of file right? "Nicole Amashta" <430ntr3k@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:20020208195906.99187.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Here is an example: > > ------------------------------------------ > > $filename = "thefile.doc"; > $fd = fopen ( $filename, "r" ); > $contents = fread ( $fd, filesize($filename) ); ## contents of file are > now in a string > fclose ($fd); > > ## now, since you have contents of file in string $contents, you can use > regex to search for keywords > > $keyword = "name"; > > ## eregi is the non-case-sensitive way to search strings. > ## you can also use the perl regex: preg_match so that you can use perl-like > regexes ( /$pattern/i ), etc. > > if( eregi( $keyword, $contents ) ) > echo "The word \"name\" has been found.<br>"; > else > echo "The word \"name\" has not been found.<br>"; > > ------------------------------------------ > > Again, go to php.net and look up all the possible ways to search strings. > > good luck, > Nicole Amashta > www.aeontrek.com > > "Todd Williamsen" <todd@williamsen.net> wrote in message > news:20020208195034.90279.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > interesting... cool eh? > > > > i will give it a whirl... > > > > now I got to figure out the regex function > > > > > > "Nicole Amashta" <430ntr3k@bellsouth.net> wrote in message > > news:20020208194711.83171.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > I made a test file in word. It's funky, but it still has the actual text > > in > > > ascii. You should - just an assumption - be able to open the doc with > php > > > and read through the file doing a keyword search. > > > > > > Can't hurt to experiment with it. > > > > > > good luck, > > > Nicole Amashta > > > www.aeontrek.com > > > > > > > > > "Todd Williamsen" <todd@williamsen.net> wrote in message > > > news:20020208193739.67610.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > > Nicole, > > > > > > > > I have no idea if its ASCII formatted or not. I wonder if there is a > > way > > > to > > > > find out? > > > > > > > > > > > > "Nicole Amashta" <430ntr3k@bellsouth.net> wrote in message > > > > news:20020208193201.49760.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > > > OK, I am not exactly sure of the format of word docs off hand. But > if > > > they > > > > > are an ascii format, you can just read through the file using PHP > and > > > use > > > > > regular expressions to search for the words. Just a suggestion. > > > > > > > > > > That's just if it's ascii format. Read the whole file into a string, > > > then > > > > > search the string with a regular expression function. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.regex.php > > > > > > > > > > Here is some help on regex's if you don't know already. > > > > > > > > > > Nicole Amashta > > > > > Web App. Dev. > > > > > www.aeontrek.com > > > > > > > > > > "Todd Williamsen" <todd@williamsen.net> wrote in message > > > > > news:20020208192757.41472.qmail@pb1.pair.com...× > > > > > \FGbœT¯Æ˜2u > > > > > > I have an application in which I would like to search MS Word docs > > > with > > > > > PHP > > > > > > and I am assuming with COM to perform this. The Documents reside > on > > a > > > > > Linux > > > > > > box(for now). Now I want to be able to search these documents > with > > > > > > keywords. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is this possible? Where do I look to do perform this? Will COM > run > > > on > > > > > > Linux or will php, mySQL will have to reside on a Windows > > application? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >