not a bad idea, thanks, I will do just that. cheers, - Sebastian
+----- Original Message -----+ said by: "John W. Holmes" | > i have this snippet of code, from what i can tell it works .. just | > wondering | > if i am doing it in a correct way, or if there is a better, or faster | way. | > thanks for any input. | > | > $fp = @fopen("$_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]/images/$mapname.jpg","r"); | > | > if ( $fp ) | > { | > $mappic = "<img border=\"0\" src='/images/mappics/$mapname.jpg'></a"; | > } | > else | > { | > $mappic = "<img border=\"0\" src='/images/noimage.gif'>"; | > | > } | > @fclose ( $fp ); | > | > echo $mappic; | | How about using file_exists() to check, rather than trying to open it? | | ---John W. Holmes... -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php