Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
On Sun, February 17, 2008 4:37 pm, nihilism machine wrote: i am using this code to get the extension of a filename: $extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.)); how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period) http://php.net/basename -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
Since you provide the suffice (extension) to basename, it's not basename that's broken... It's not knowing what extension you wanted to provide in the first place... On Mon, February 18, 2008 11:56 am, Nick Stinemates wrote: Richard Lynch wrote: On Sun, February 17, 2008 4:37 pm, nihilism machine wrote: i am using this code to get the extension of a filename: $extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.)); how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period) http://php.net/basename Funny enough, even in the comments someone states 'this breaks for complex file-ending like .tar.gz' Considering file names don't mean much, it would be OK (imo) to use basename for standard operations. If you're working/looking for the exact type, it's time to use MIME as it is more reliable than something like a filename. http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.mime-magic.php Good luck. == Nick Stinemates ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://nick.stinemates.org AIM: Nick Stinemates MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
Richard Lynch wrote: On Sun, February 17, 2008 4:37 pm, nihilism machine wrote: i am using this code to get the extension of a filename: $extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.)); how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period) http://php.net/basename Funny enough, even in the comments someone states 'this breaks for complex file-ending like .tar.gz' Considering file names don't mean much, it would be OK (imo) to use basename for standard operations. If you're working/looking for the exact type, it's time to use MIME as it is more reliable than something like a filename. http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.mime-magic.php Good luck. == Nick Stinemates ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://nick.stinemates.org AIM: Nick Stinemates MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
At 5:56 PM -0500 2/17/08, Daniel Brown wrote: On Feb 17, 2008 5:37 PM, nihilism machine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am using this code to get the extension of a filename: $extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.)); how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period) You can STFW and RTFM. This list should never be your first place to ask simple questions. Besides, it confuses us. We think it's a trick question and have to think very hard about it. After realizing that it's a simple question, then we get all strange and stuff and start slobbering. Which in turn, shorts out our keyboards and we start typing all sorts of funny stuff. So, just don't do it. It was bad enough that you used the variable named $extension and then asked what came before it, which is more a prefix type question -- see how confusing asking a simple question can become. So, just don't do it -- or did I already say that? Cheers, tedd (wiping off keyboard) -- --- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
Børge Holen wrote:
On Monday 18 February 2008 00:10:30 John Meyer wrote:
Daniel Brown wrote:
On Feb 17, 2008 5:37 PM, nihilism machine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
i am using this code to get the extension of a filename:
$extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.));
how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period)
You can STFW and RTFM. This list should never be your first place
to ask simple questions.
In any case
?
$split = explode('.',strtolower($fileName));
$name = $split[0];
$ext = $split[1];
?
Flame job aside, that's going to fail on a compound extension such as
.tar.gz by just returning .tar
so.
it.will.fail.this.one.to.txt
and a fix would also fail because you would have to hardcord everygoddamn
ending if thats what youre after. How many do you care to count for?
I would say stick with the last dot, if its not particulary often you stumble
over those .tar.bz2 endings.
what does he want to upload anyway?
Oi you, whats yer task?
Regardless, a tar.gz file if it is gzipped is a gzip file. You must
gunzip it to get the tar, just like manifesto.ps.tar is still a tar that
just happens to contain postscript files ;-)
-Shawn
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Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
On Monday 18 February 2008 00:10:30 John Meyer wrote:
Daniel Brown wrote:
On Feb 17, 2008 5:37 PM, nihilism machine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
i am using this code to get the extension of a filename:
$extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.));
how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period)
You can STFW and RTFM. This list should never be your first place
to ask simple questions.
In any case
?
$split = explode('.',strtolower($fileName));
$name = $split[0];
$ext = $split[1];
?
Flame job aside, that's going to fail on a compound extension such as
.tar.gz by just returning .tar
so.
it.will.fail.this.one.to.txt
and a fix would also fail because you would have to hardcord everygoddamn
ending if thats what youre after. How many do you care to count for?
I would say stick with the last dot, if its not particulary often you stumble
over those .tar.bz2 endings.
what does he want to upload anyway?
Oi you, whats yer task?
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Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
Daniel Brown wrote:
On Feb 17, 2008 5:37 PM, nihilism machine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i am using this code to get the extension of a filename:
$extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.));
how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period)
You can STFW and RTFM. This list should never be your first place
to ask simple questions.
In any case
?
$split = explode('.',strtolower($fileName));
$name = $split[0];
$ext = $split[1];
?
Flame job aside, that's going to fail on a compound extension such as
.tar.gz by just returning .tar
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Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
On Feb 17, 2008 5:37 PM, nihilism machine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i am using this code to get the extension of a filename:
$extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.));
how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period)
You can STFW and RTFM. This list should never be your first place
to ask simple questions.
In any case
?
$split = explode('.',strtolower($fileName));
$name = $split[0];
$ext = $split[1];
?
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Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
Børge Holen wrote:
On Monday 18 February 2008 00:10:30 John Meyer wrote:
Daniel Brown wrote:
On Feb 17, 2008 5:37 PM, nihilism machine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
i am using this code to get the extension of a filename:
$extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.));
how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period)
You can STFW and RTFM. This list should never be your first place
to ask simple questions.
In any case
?
$split = explode('.',strtolower($fileName));
$name = $split[0];
$ext = $split[1];
?
Flame job aside, that's going to fail on a compound extension such as
.tar.gz by just returning .tar
so.
it.will.fail.this.one.to.txt
and a fix would also fail because you would have to hardcord everygoddamn
ending if thats what youre after. How many do you care to count for?
I would say stick with the last dot, if its not particulary often you stumble
over those .tar.bz2 endings.
You could also stick with the first, i.e.:
?
$split = explode('.',strtolower($fileName),1);
$name = $split[0];
$ext = $split[1];
?
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Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
John Meyer wrote:
Børge Holen wrote:
On Monday 18 February 2008 00:10:30 John Meyer wrote:
Daniel Brown wrote:
On Feb 17, 2008 5:37 PM, nihilism machine
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
i am using this code to get the extension of a filename:
$extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.));
how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period)
You can STFW and RTFM. This list should never be your first place
to ask simple questions.
In any case
?
$split = explode('.',strtolower($fileName));
$name = $split[0];
$ext = $split[1];
?
Flame job aside, that's going to fail on a compound extension such as
.tar.gz by just returning .tar
so.
it.will.fail.this.one.to.txt
and a fix would also fail because you would have to hardcord
everygoddamn ending if thats what youre after. How many do you care
to count for?
I would say stick with the last dot, if its not particulary often you
stumble over those .tar.bz2 endings.
You could also stick with the first, i.e.:
?
$split = explode('.',strtolower($fileName),1);
$name = $split[0];
$ext = $split[1];
?
Or you can stop spreading bad advice and listen to Brady Mitchell
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Re: [PHP] separating strings from extensions
On Feb 17, 2008, at 256PM, Daniel Brown wrote: On Feb 17, 2008 5:37 PM, nihilism machine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am using this code to get the extension of a filename: $extension = strtolower(strrchr($fileName,.)); how can i get the text BEFORE the . (period) You can STFW and RTFM. This list should never be your first place to ask simple questions. PLEASE start using the PHP manual! http://php.net/pathinfo http://php.net/basename Brady -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
