Pulling a specific string from a file

[elyob]

Hi, I'm looking at pulling a string from a source file and am wondering the
best way to do this. I have a starter and ender quote but am just wondering
the best way to do this? Regular expressions?

Thanks

[Erwin Moller]

Re: Pulling a specific string from a file

elyob wrote:
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> Hi, I'm looking at pulling a string from a source file and am wondering
> the best way to do this. I have a starter and ender quote but am just
> wondering the best way to do this? Regular expressions?
>
> Thanks[/color]

Easiest way without regexpr is using:
substr()
and
strpos()

Use strpos to find the position of the starterquote and also for endquote.
Use substr to retrieve the part inbetween.

check at www.php.net for usage.
It is really very straightforward (when you know the functionnames. :P )

Regards,
Erwin Moller

[elyob]

Re: Pulling a specific string from a file


"Erwin Moller"
<since_humans_r ead_this_I_am_s pammed_too_much @spamyourself.c om> wrote in
message news:4396e821$0 $11071$e4fe514c @news.xs4all.nl ...[color=blue]
> elyob wrote:
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>> Hi, I'm looking at pulling a string from a source file and am wondering
>> the best way to do this. I have a starter and ender quote but am just
>> wondering the best way to do this? Regular expressions?
>>
>> Thanks[/color]
>
> Easiest way without regexpr is using:
> substr()
> and
> strpos()
>
> Use strpos to find the position of the starterquote and also for endquote.
> Use substr to retrieve the part inbetween.
>
> check at www.php.net for usage.
> It is really very straightforward (when you know the functionnames. :P )
>[/color]

Thanks, I just thought I'd try that before you posted, I've now got the
string out succesfully! The strstr function was also very useful.

Thanks