> Hi folks, > following problem appeared on PHP 3.0.16 on LINUX > I have a binary file, where I want to replace some letters > I do the following: > $filename = "xyz.sdc"; > $fd = fopen( $filename, "r+b" ); // also tried "r" > $x=filesize( $filename ); // this shows the correct filesize 22528 byte > $contents = fread( $fd, $x ); > fclose( $fd ); > $y=strlen($contents); // The first mistake $y = 32956 byte > echo "BEFORE<br>".$contents; > $contents=str_replace("UUUUUU","123456", $contents); > echo "AFTER<br>".$contents; > > It seems, that php converts HEX 00 00 to HEX 5C 30 just when it reads the > data in > memory because at the BEFORE echo the data will be shown as \0 (hex 00 00 ). > The filesize will be correct when I save the str_replaced text and the text > will be cahnged > correct. > Any idea, where this comes from??
Oliver, Let's start with the fopen(), where the mode expression might be causing problems - should it be "rb"? http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php If the 'binary' component hasn't been recognised it might explain the "first mistake". The ensuing problems may even stem from there... Regards, =dn -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]