RE: [PHP-WIN] Re: Searching MS Word Docs

Alain, I am running the "rb" but its on a Linux box so I think its ignoring it -----Original Message----- From: alain [mailto:alain@sonic.net] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 12:36 PM To: Todd Williamsen Cc: php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Re: Searching MS Word Docs >From the manual - Last thing to read ;) "Note: The mode may contain the letter 'b'. This is useful only on systems which differentiate between binary and text files (i.e. Windows. It's useless on Unix). If not needed, this will be ignored. " A+ Alain On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 11:52:14AM -0600, Todd Williamsen wrote: > Alain, > > I changed it from "r" to "rb" and it doesn't pick it up > "Todd Williamsen" <todd@williamsen.net> wrote in message > news:000a01c1b324$59e10c00$f6b2d83f@goofy1... > > Alain.. > > > > That's fine... Hehe!! :) > > > > So would I just do a "rb" in the fopen statement then? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: alain [mailto:alain@sonic.net] > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:48 AM > > To: Todd Williamsen > > Cc: php-windows@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Re: Searching MS Word Docs > > > > > > Sorry, I didn't read all your posts, just the last one. If your platform > > is > > not windoze, COM won't help you (neither ASP)... > > You have to do a binary search in your Word file. > > A+ > > Alain > > > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 11:17:29AM -0600, Todd Williamsen wrote: > > > That's great Alain... But as I previously posted its NOT windows, and > > if > > > you read my post I have no idea how to use COM. > > > > > > So its not so easy > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: alain [mailto:alain@sonic.net] > > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:15 AM > > > To: Todd Williamsen > > > Cc: php-windows@lists.php.net > > > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Re: Searching MS Word Docs > > > > > > > > > If your server is win, it's pretty easy: Use COM. > > > A+ > > > Alain > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 10:45:22AM -0600, Todd Williamsen wrote: > > > > So is there a way to search within the MS Word docs even though they > > > are > > > > binary, or do I need to look at ASP for this? I cannot run ASP on > > my > > > > server, host says you can, but it doesn't run.. > > > > "B.A.T. Svensson" <B.A.T.Svensson@lumc.nl> wrote in message > > > > > > > > news:27E647E5629ED211BF78009027289C6303C1B6C4@mail1... > > > > > MS Word document are binary. > > > > > > > > > > From: Todd Williamsen > > > > > > > > > > >I have no idea if its ASCII formatted or not. I wonder if there > > is > > > a way > > > > > to > > > > > >find out? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"Nicole Amashta" wrote in message > > > > > > > > > > >> 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: > > > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php