> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rahul Sitaram Johari [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:12 PM
> To: PHP
> Subject: [PHP] Show Filename using Wildcards
>
> Ave,
>
> I have a script where I have to provide a Download Link to a file
> associated
> with a record. The common thing between the record & filename is the phone
> number. But the filenames have dates & other symbols besides the phone
> number as well. They all do begin with a phone number though.
>
> How can I match a filename with a record using wildcards?
> For example, let¹s say someone pulls up a record for phone field:
> 515515515
> The files associated with this record could be 515515515031307 or
> 5155155150325T(2).
>
> So you can see the filenames do begin the phone number in the record, but
> they contain additional chars. What I need is something that can pull up
> all
> 515515515*.ext
>
> Can I do this in PHP?
>
> Thanks!
>
[Peter Lauri - DWS Asia]
Hi,
Assuming you are on a linux you could try:
exec("find /the/path/to/the/place/where/you/should/start/searching -type f
-name 515515515*.ext", $files);
Then the $files will be an array with the found files matching the search.
Best regards,
Peter Lauri
www.dwsasia.com - company web site
www.lauri.se - personal web site
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