include part of a text file

[brianwalker@i-rent.us]

hello all.

I have a text document that stores text for use in a flash movie. I'm
also using PHP to displace the same text on another page. However the
text document includes 2 tags for use by the flash movie... title= and
&content= ... see text file at end of post ....

when i use the php command <?php include ("info.txt") ; ?> it also
displays those tags. Is there any way to use php to just display what
apprars after the &content= in my text file.

I can't remove the tag begause it is required for the flash file
elsewhere on the site.

"
title=CDN HOME &content=The COMPUTER DONATION NETWORK is a resource of
new, used and refurbished computer equipment, software, networking gear
and lab furnishings for "

grassy ass,
(Thank You)

[gardnern]

Re: include part of a text file

Assuming "&content=" isnt anywhere else in the txt file, you could use
PHPs explode function like so...

<?php
$textfile= "/usr/local/something.txt";
$handle = fopen($textfile , "r");
$contents = fread($handle, filesize($textf ile));
fclose($handle) ;

$content = explode("&conte nt=", $contents);
print($content[1]);
?>

fopen function..

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php

fread function...

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fread.php

explode function...

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.explode.php

-Nathan

[NC]

Re: include part of a text file

brianwalker@i-rent.us wrote:[color=blue]
>
> when i use the php command <?php include ("info.txt") ; ?>[/color]

There's no need to use include() for anything other than PHP files. If
you just want to output the contents of the file, use readfile()
instead.
[color=blue]
> Is there any way to use php to just display what
> apprars after the &content= in my text file.[/color]
....[color=blue]
> "
> title=CDN HOME &content=The COMPUTER DONATION NETWORK
> is a resource of new, used and refurbished computer equipment, software,
> networking gear and lab furnishings for "[/color]

Yes:

list(, $content) = explode('&conte nt=', file_get_conten ts('info.txt')) ;

echo $content;

Cheers,
NC

[brianwalker@i-rent.us]

Re: include part of a text file

Thank you so much. This worked like a charm