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@NogDogApr 04.2006 — #
The multi-line entries are going to be a problem.
However, if you write the file as valid PHP code within <?php ... ?> tags, then you can just use [b]include[/b] and you won't have to do any parsing.@NogDogApr 04.2006 — #
Here's the file I tested it with:
And this is the result:
using file()
I’m trying to use file() to read a file that looks like:
varable1 = this is the item
variable2 = this is another itm
it is on two lines
var3 = This is anotherone but they keep going on
I want to load the variables into a multi-array
I tried using parse_ini but its not working
Maybe I have to use file()?
Thanks
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@NogDogApr 04.2006 — #variable2 = this is another itm
it is on two lines[/quote]
The multi-line entries are going to be a problem.
However, if you write the file as valid PHP code within <?php ... ?> tags, then you can just use [b]include[/b] and you won't have to do any parsing.
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@NogDogApr 04.2006 — #[code=php]
<?php
header("Content-type: text/plain");
$contents = file("data.txt");
foreach($contents as $line)
{
$line = trim($line);
if($line != "") // some sort of content on this line
{
if(preg_match('/^S+=/', $line)) // new item
{
list($key, $value) = explode('=', $line);
$data[$key] = trim($value);
}
elseif(!empty($key))
{
$data[$key] .= " $line";
}
else
{
die("Data file format problem");
}
}
}
print_r($data);
?>
[/code]Here's the file I tested it with:
<i>
</i>PORTNAME= dnscheck
PORTVERSION= 1.2
CATEGORIES= dns
MASTER_SITES= http://www.netleader.com.au/projects/dnscheck/download/
MAINTAINER= [email protected]
COMMENT= DNS zone sanity checker
MULTILINE= This is line 1
This is line 2
This is line 3
LAST_ITEM= This is the last item
And this is the result:
<i>
</i>Array
(
[PORTNAME] => dnscheck
[PORTVERSION] => 1.2
[CATEGORIES] => dns
[MASTER_SITES] => http://www.netleader.com.au/projects/dnscheck/download/
[MAINTAINER] => [email protected]
[COMMENT] => DNS zone sanity checker
[MULTILINE] => This is line 1 This is line 2 This is line 3
[LAST_ITEM] => This is the last item
)