Buitiful it works finaly thanks to your help
Could you be so nice and as well look what I am doing wrong with the random
array display I send it today to the list already again with the lates code
it uses the same data file but only random line numbers is all what I get
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Kevin Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; WebDev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
> Holy crap looks like I was wrong! I just tested it and sure enough '|'
does
> return an error.. how do you like that. So use split("\|", $file[$i]).
> - Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "WebDev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
>
>
> > Sorry that should be $file[$i] not $line[$i]. I failed to see your
other
> > mistake. Just trust me on the '|' thing.
> > - Kevin
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "WebDev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
> >
> >
> > > If I remove the "/" then I get this error
> > >
> > > Warning: bad regular expression for split() in
> > > /home/virtual/browse/home/httpd/html/Classifieds/infobox2.php on line
14
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Kevin Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: WebDev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:40 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
> > >
> > >
> > > > No you did not do it as I described.
> > > >
> > > > Here's what I wrote:
> > > > split('|', $line[$i]);
> > > >
> > > > Here's what you wrote:
> > > > split('\|', $line[$i]);
> > > >
> > > > See the difference? Remember single quotes denote a literal. You
do
> > not
> > > > have to limit the pipe character when you use single quotes.
> > > >
> > > > - Kevin
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "WebDev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:33 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > still empty
> > > > >
> > > > > Got the code like you described:
> > > > >
> > > > > // start
> > > > >
> > > > > $file = file("data/ads.data");
> > > > >
> > > > > $num_lines = count($file);
> > > > > if ($num_lines > 10)
> > > > > $start_line = $num_lines - 10;
> > > > > else
> > > > > $start_line = 0;
> > > > > for ($i=$start_line; $i<$num_lines; $i++)
> > > > > {
> > > > > list($adnr, $user, $date, $listed, $hlong, $eins, $zwei, $drei,
> $vier,
> > > > > $usern, $locst, $locstaa, $locc, $funf, $sech, $email, $Url,
> > $ClassCat,
> > > > > $ClassCat2, $Headstart, $Headend, $Descrip, $End1, $Endzwei,
$End3,
> > > > > $Endvier, $Endfunf, $Endsech, $Endsieben, $Endacht, $Endne,
> $dreizwei,
> > > > > $dreidrei, $dreivier, $dreifunf, $dreisechs ) = split('\|',
> > $line[$i]);
> > > > >
> > > > > echo "Line #$i. \n <br>";
> > > > > print "<a
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
href=\"http://www.browseabit.com/cgi-bin/Classifieds/classifieds.cgi?session
> > > > >
_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=$adnr&query=retrieval\"
> > > > > target=\"_blanko\">$Endzwei $End3</a><br>";
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > // end
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Kevin Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: browseabit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:15 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > $buffer is undefined in your code. Do split('|', $line[$i]);
> > > > > > - Kevin
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "browseabit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:09 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I again have no values in my list names $adnr, $user, $date,
> > > $listed,
> > > > > > > $hlong, $eins, $zwei, ..... themn are always emty no matter
what
> I
> > > do
> > > > > with
> > > > > > > your code my code
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > // code start
> > > > > > > $file = file("data/ads.data");
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > $num_lines = count($file);
> > > > > > > if ($num_lines > 10)
> > > > > > > $start_line = $num_lines - 10;
> > > > > > > else
> > > > > > > $start_line = 0;
> > > > > > > for ($i=$start_line; $i<$num_lines; $i++)
> > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > list($adnr, $user, $date, $listed, $hlong, $eins, $zwei,
$drei,
> > > $vier,
> > > > > > > $usern, $locst, $locstaa, $locc, $funf, $sech, $email, $Url,
> > > > $ClassCat,
> > > > > > > $ClassCat2, $Headstart, $Headend, $Descrip, $End1, $Endzwei,
> > $End3,
> > > > > > > $Endvier, $Endfunf, $Endsech, $Endsieben, $Endacht, $Endne,
> > > $dreizwei,
> > > > > > > $dreidrei, $dreivier, $dreifunf, $dreisechs ) = split ("\|",
> > > $buffer);
> > > > > > > echo "Line #$i.\n <br>";
> > > > > > > print "<a
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
href=\"http://www.browseabit.com/cgi-bin/Classifieds/classifieds.cgi?session
> > > > > > >
> > _key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=$adnr&query=retrieval\"
> > > > > > > target=\"_blanko\">$Endzwei $End3</a><br>";
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > // Code end
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: Kevin Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > To: WebDev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:42 AM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > You could do it reading back to front the way you propose
but
> I
> > > > think
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > > will work much better in a proper for loop.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > // the number of elements in the array.
> > > > > > > > $num_lines = count($file);
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > // the line we want to start the loop at.
> > > > > > > > if ($num_lines > 10)
> > > > > > > > $start_line = $num_lines - 10;
> > > > > > > > else
> > > > > > > > $start_line = 0;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > // loop through the array
> > > > > > > > for ($i=$start_line; $i<$num_lines; $i++)
> > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > echo "Line #$i.\n";
> > > > > > > > file://do your work here..
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hope that helps.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > - Kevin
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > From: "WebDev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 3:24 PM
> > > > > > > > Subject: [PHP] reading last -n lines array is emty
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > How to grab the last -n lines from a data file and display
the
> > > > stored
> > > > > > data
> > > > > > > > Only the the last 10 line numbers coming back when I echo $i
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > How do I get the list($adnr, $user, $date, $listed .... to
> > catch
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > datafields
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > datafile looks like
> > > > > > > > 23|Werner|LastN|Street|etc|etc.|etc||||||
> > > > > > > > 24|Veronika||||
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > // code start
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > $file = file("data/ads.data");
> > > > > > > > for ($i = count($file); $i > count($file) - 10; $i--)
> > > > > > > > foreach($i as $line) {
> > > > > > > > list($adnr, $user, $date, $listed, $hlong, $eins, $zwei,
> $drei,
> > > > $vier,
> > > > > > > > $usern, $locst, $locstaa, $locc, $funf, $sech, $email, $Url,
> > > > > $ClassCat,
> > > > > > > > $ClassCat2, $Headstart, $Headend, $Descrip, $End1, $Endzwei,
> > > $End3,
> > > > > > > > $Endvier, $Endfunf, $Endsech, $Endsieben, $Endacht, $Endne,
> > > > $dreizwei,
> > > > > > > > $dreidrei, $dreivier, $dreifunf, $dreisechs ) = split ("\|",
> > > > $buffer);
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > print " $i <a
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
href=\"classifieds.cgi?session_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=$a
> > > > > > > > dnr&query=retrieval\" target=\"_blanko\">$Endzwei $End3</a>
> > <br>";
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > };
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > // Code end
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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