ok I believe I follow you on that, I will give that a try. But the
question I have now is how do I loop that request?
Gaylen Fraley wrote:
>Use the explode() function based on the colon. Then parse the 2nd array
>element for the username that you want. If matched, display all elements in
>that array row. Conversely you could use the implode() to reassemble the
>array row.
>
>(Assume $file_row is the row name that you have assigned)
>
>/* your code to loop through the file goes here */
>$your_array = explode(":",$file_row);
>/* remember that arrays start with element 0 */
>if ($your_array[1]) == "some name" {
> /* routine to display entire row */
>}
>/* continue processing loop */
>
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>>I want to be able to search a flat file line by line looking for data
>>such as a username then display all the information in that line. Is
>>there some way to search the following format:
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>>record1:username:info:info:info
>>record2:username:info:info:info
>>record3:username:info:info:info
>>
>>
>>So if someone submits the username in record two for the search I want
>>it to stop at record two and then display that information...
>>
>>any suggestions?
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