Retrieving variable from file

[Anon]

This is a simplified version of a script to retrieve a variable from a file. The file "file.txt" contains the word "Tech".

<?
$fp = fopen ("file.txt","r");
$ind = fgets($fp, 100);
fclose ($fp);
if ($ind=="Tech")
{
echo $ind;
}
?>

The script as is generates nothing. If I remove the if statement, it writes "Tech". I can't figure out why the if statement doesn't work. Help!

[nashirak]

there is a lot more in the line other than just the word Tech try doing this try striping the line that you get of all \n characters.

(I am assuming that tech is the only thing on that line).

What the computer sees is this probably

tech\n

so when it does its if

if ("tech\n" == tech")

it comes out false... which is right. Make sure that you strip that line though... even if you have whitespace etc..

Hope that helps!

[amcgrath]

Good answer, Nash.

[nashirak]

Thx. Just doin my job. :-)

[Anon]

Thanks a lot. I chopped the string & it worked fine.