Re: replacing file contents

Oops, seems I can't do anything right today. It was M. Sokolewicz who had the solution but thanks to all who tried to help me in my noobiest hour. /Aidal "Aidal" <peter@prescriba.com> wrote in message news:20050411111903.16568.qmail@lists.php.net... > DOH! Thanks Kevin for pointing out what should be the obvious !!! /hides > > Ofcause, str_replace() I totally forgot about that one, maybe because I've > just been using eregi_replace() a lot lately, I dunno. > Anyway, everything works now as I should, thanks :o) > > /Aidal > > > "M. Sokolewicz" <tularis@php.net> wrote in message > news:20050411102737.41469.qmail@lists.php.net... >> why are you using regexp-functions anyway? there's /absolutely/ no need >> for them in your case. I can only see disadvantages: >> 1 - they use more memory than str_replace >> 2 - they're slower than str_replace >> 3 - they're more complicated than str_replace >> >> Simply use str_replace, and it'll work just fine; use a regexp and you'll >> need to escape characters and other weird things like that. >> >> - tul >> Kevin Smith wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> It's none of that. >>> >>> I suspect that the problem lies with the "?" question mar and the >>> full-stop. If you look up what the question mark and full-stop means in >>> an expression, you will find the answer to your problem. Basically you >>> need to escape the question mark, so it is not evaluated as part of the >>> expression, but as an absolute value. >>> >>> So, it should be as follows: >>> >>> $altered_file_contents = >>> >>> eregi_replace("index2\.php\?someVar\=SomeValue","somevar_somevalue.html", >>> $file_contents); >>> >>> Also, this will only work if the whole of the string is on one line, if >>> the HTML code is wrapped onto two lines, then you have a problem. >>> Obviously, there are workarounds, but for now try the above. >>> >>> You may also want to look at preg_ as this is a more efficient mehtod of >>> regexp's. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Kevin Smith >>> >>> >>> Luis Moreira wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I, for one, have never done this, but if you are working with html >>>> files, I suppose you open it with your browser ? >>>> Have you cleared the cache, or at least forced the browser to >>>> re-open the file ? >>>> If you edit the file after the change using a text editor, do you >>>> see the changes, or not ? Luis >>>> >>>> >>>> Aidal wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi NG. >>>>> >>>>> I'm having trouble searching through a file and swapping specific >>>>> phrases with other phrases. >>>>> >>>>> I'm opening a html-file and i wish to replace >>>>> "index2.php?someVar=SomeValue" with somthing else but I can't >>>>> get this >>>>> to work properly. >>>>> >>>>> first i open the html file and read all it's contents into a var... >>>>> let's call that one $file_contents for this example. >>>>> >>>>> I'm currently trying using: >>>>> >>>>> $altered_file_contents = >>>>> >>>>> eregi_replace("index2.php?someVar=SomeValue","somevar_somevalue.html", >>>>> $file_contents); >>>>> >>>>> Then I delete the file i opened, create a new one with the same name >>>>> and write the $altered_file_contents into it and close it. >>>>> >>>>> But when I open it and check the line numbers that should have been >>>>> altered, they haven't been toutched at all, they still show the first >>>>> link. >>>>> >>>>> What am I doing wrong? >>>>> Why aren't eregi_replace() doing what I think it should? >>>>> >>>>> Please help... >>>>> >>>>> /Aidal >>>>> >>>>