How to write variables into a php doc

Anon

Hi, I need to write variables into a php document, and then "echo" them into the same doc, so I can load them into flash.

I have this php document writetest.php that contains the following:

<?php

// Create a Blank File if it doesn't already exist
if (!file_exists($filename))
{
	$file=fopen($filename, "w");
	fclose ($file);
}

// Insert a score/name
if ($action == "INSERT")
{

	$Score = $winscore;
	$Name = $winname;


	$file=fopen($filename, "w");

	// Write them out
	{
		fputs($file, $Score);
		fputs($file, $Name);
	}

	fclose($file);
}

// Process the OUTPUT options
// FLASH DATA CREATED HERE
if ($viewtype == "FLASH")
{
{
echo ("NAME" . "=");
echo ($Name);
echo ("&SCORE" . "=");
echo ($Score);
echo ("what is wrong?");
}
}

When I type on the address bar of my browser:
"http://www.puertocreativo.com/~fsoul/writetest.php?filename=scores/coreqqq.sco&action=INSERT&winname=Carlos&winscore=455&viewtype=FLASH"
I can see what I need:
"NAME=Carlos&SCORE=455what is wrong?"

Until here I get anything I want, but when I type:

"http://www.puertocreativo.com/~fsoul/writetest.php?filename=scores/coreqqq.sco&action=VIEW&viewtype=FLASH"

I can't see the variables that I supposedly just wrote. How can I make them to be PERMANENTLY written or contained on my "coreqqq.sco?

If this is explained at any other thread, please then lead me there.

Thanks in advance.

mithril

Carlos,

Are you trying to get the text of the file to look like this?

  $score = "some value";
  $name = "another value";

If this is the case, you need to do something like this:

    // Insert a score/name
  if ($action == "INSERT") {

    $data = "\$Score = $winscore";
    $data .= "\$Name = $winname";

    $file=fopen($filename, "w");

      // Write them out
    fputs($file, $data);

    fclose($file);
  }

Basically, if you're writting or echo'ing restricted characters like $, you must escape them or they will be interpreted instead of printed. In your example, you were creating new variables called $Score and $Name, then assigning those variables values. HTH.

geoff

Anon

Well, kind of. And well, I just replied to thank you. THANKS for your help.

Since I am new at php, but not new about coding, I interpreted the base code I got from http://www.glenrhodes.com/tutorials/hiscore.html

I just use now this code:

<?php

// Create a Blank File if it doesn't already exist
if (!file_exists($filename))
{
	$file=fopen($filename, "w");
	fclose ($file);
}

// Insert a score/name
if ($action == "INSERT")
{

	$Score = $winscore;
	$Name = $winname;


	$file=fopen($filename, "w");

	// Write them out
	{

		fputs($file, "Score=");
		fputs($file, $Score);
		fputs($file, "&");
		fputs($file, "Name=");
		fputs($file, $Name);
	}

	fclose($file);
}

// Process the OUTPUT options
// FLASH DATA CREATED HERE
if ($viewtype == "FLASH")
{
{
echo ("NAME" . "=");
echo ($Name);
echo ("&SCORE" . "=");
echo ($Score);
echo ("what is wrong?");
}
}

With it, I write the variables I need flash to read. I create a txt with the following:

NAME=Value&Score=Value

And THIS can be read perfectly by flash.
And well, since I have noticed that I am going to need maybe LOTS of txt, I decided to experiment, and I think it will work perfectly, with the base code I mentioned above (from hiscore.html
) to create a database of 1000. I think that is very easy.

Now, if by any chance you look at that code, and you know how to detect if there are 1000 entries, not to overwrite any, but then create a NEW document, with another possible 1000 entries.

Well, be well, and good luck.

mithril

Carlos,

Though not necessarily the most efficient method, you could use the file() function. This function reads the file into an array with every line corresponding to a file line (based on the \n char). For only a thousand lines the performance impact should be negligable(sp?). Thus, you could do:

  $fp = fopen("filename.txt", "wb");

  $fileArray = $file($fp);

  if (count($fileArray) >= 1000) {

    //code to create a new file
  }

  else {

    // code to write to existing file
  }

    // destroy the file array
  unset($fileArray);

HTH.

geoff