Richard,
Then you need to use something like "explode()" to get only the part you
want.
e.g. If the file is delimited by spaces, then have something like this:
$fd = fopen ("virtusertable", "r");
$variable= "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
$count = 1;
while(feof($fd) == false) {
$line_text = fgets($fd, 2048);
$strings = explode(" ", $line_text); <--- Splits the line at
every space into an array of string
if ($variable == trim($strings[0])) {
echo "Match at line number $count";
break;
}
++$count;
}
If the file is tab delimited, you will need:
$strings = explode("\t", $line_text);
> Hello Kelly,
> Your right the script does work but my problem is this
> the file I am searching looks like this below.
> And if I search on [EMAIL PROTECTED] alone it does not find it but
> if I search on [EMAIL PROTECTED] yourns it finds it. I need it
> to find just the email address not the stuff after it.
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] yourns
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] root
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] majordomo_site1
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] owner-majordomo_site15
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] sys
>
>
> Monday, September 10, 2001, 1:26:44 AM, you wrote:
>
> Kelly Barrett> Richard,
> Kelly Barrett> I just put together a script using that code exactly, and
it worked.
>
> Kelly Barrett> All I can say is make sure that what you are searching for
is actually in
> Kelly Barrett> the file you are searching.
>
> Kelly Barrett> Remember that the string you are searching for needs to
match the entire
> Kelly Barrett> contents of the line, not just a substring of the line.
>
> Kelly Barrett> Try some simple tests that you know are sure to work. i.e.
Make a
> Kelly Barrett> virtusertable file that is just a couple of lines.
>
> >> Hello Kelly,
> >> Yes I noticed the variable after I sent the message
> >> Now I have it like this. But If I add something that is in the file it
> >> does not find it.
> >>
> >> $fd = fopen ("virtusertable", "r");
> >> $variable= "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> >> $count = 1;
> >> while(feof($fd) == false) {
> >> $line_text = fgets($fd, 2048);
> >> if ($variable == trim($line_text)) {
> >> echo "Match at line number $count";
> >> break;
> >> }
> >> ++$count;
> >> }
> >>
> >>
> >> Monday, September 10, 2001, 12:39:15 AM, you wrote:
> >>
> >> Kelly Barrett> Hi Richard,
> >> Kelly Barrett> First, I think it should be:
> >> Kelly Barrett> $variable = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> >> Kelly Barrett> instead of:
> >> >> $line_text= "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> >>
> >> Kelly Barrett> as you overwrite $line_text with your fgets.
> >>
> >> Kelly Barrett> Also:
> >> >> if ($variable = trim($line_text)) {
> >> Kelly Barrett> Should be:
> >> Kelly Barrett> if ($variable == trim($line_text)) {
> >>
> >> Kelly Barrett> Otherwise you are doing an assignment, which will
> >> always be true.
> >>
> >> Kelly Barrett> Finally, your while loop should probably be:
> >> Kelly Barrett> while(feof($fd) == false) {
> >> Kelly Barrett> $line_text = fgets($fd, 2048);
> >>
> >> Kelly Barrett> Because fgets returns EOF at the end of a file,
> >> not necessarily false (I
> >> Kelly Barrett> THINK EOF currently is false, though theoretically
> >> EOF could change to any
> >> Kelly Barrett> value).
> >>
> >> Kelly Barrett> Cheers,
> >> Kelly Barrett> Kelly.
> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Richard Kurth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> >> Sent: Monday, 10 September 2001 5:12 PM
> >> >> To: php
> >> >> Subject: [PHP] Searching for text in a file
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I am having a problem with searching through a file for a
curtain
> >> >> text. Like the text below [EMAIL PROTECTED] does not exists in the
file
> >> >> but when I run this it gives me a Match at line number.
> >> >> I need to run three or four names at a time through this script
> >> >> to see if they are already there. But it does not seam to work.
> >> >> And I can not figure out way. A small sample of the file is below.
> >> >>
> >> >> $fd = fopen ("virtusertable", "r");
> >> >> $line_text= "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> >> >> $count = 1;
> >> >> while ($line_text = fgets($fd, 2048)) {
> >> >> if ($variable = trim($line_text)) {
> >> >> echo "Match at line number $count";
> >> >> break;
> >> >> }
> >> >> ++$count;
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Best regards,
> >> >> Richard
> >> >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> Richard
> >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
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