Hello All --
I have a csv file that I need to parse into a table. Getting the
file open and into stuffed into an array is not really a problem, but
I want PHP to adapt the table structure to the data on the fly. For
example, some data (from the hgitner.com stamp buying list):
26,used,3¢ Washington Dull Red type II,$1.00 ,-,-
"Fine + OG Hinged 232-40, 285-90, 294-99, 323-7 wanted. Call or ship!",,,,,
534A,single,"2¢ Washington, type VI (imperf, offset)",$20.00 ,$12.00 ,$6.00
534B,single,"2¢ Washington, type Va (imperf, offset)",Needed Urgently!,,
I can easily get line 1 and 3 can easily into:
<td>26</td><td>3¢ Washington Dull Red type
II</td><td>$1.00</td><td>-</td><td>-</td>
but line 2 and 4 are my problem. I want PHP to take line 2 and see
that there is only one cell of data in the and four blanks in the
array and thus create:
<td colspan=5>Fine + OG Hinged 232-40, 285-90, 294-99, 323-7 wanted.
Call or ship!</td>
PHP should see that line 4 ends in two blanks and thus should output:
<td>34B</td><td>single </td><td>2¢ Washington, type Va (imperf,
offset) </td><td colspan=3>Needed Urgently!"
but I'm having some real trouble figuring out the logic/control
structures to do this. If there is a class out there that does this,
I'd be happy to hear of it. But I suspect my inexperience is the
real problem: I'm really hoping that someone can explain the logic of
how this might be done.
thanks in advance.
peter
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Peter Torraca
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