Single column alternating colored row table from csv or text file

[charliej]

Firstly I must thank Danny (Troon, Uk) for getting me started with implementing the page I wated. Its working at this page .... Members list at DLF.org.au

Now I need to modify the orginal script, find it here

I have tried to modify the script, as seen below, but all i get is a single column, but no link and no formating, plus the two characters "> keep appearing (as if they are being paresed improperly).

Please help ..... modifed script below ....

                             function  csv2table($filename,$bgcolor=Array('#333333','#000000'),
                             $seperator=",")  //- Altered from orginial script - column="1" was droped as a variable
                             {
                                 $data=file($filename);

                                 // Split each entry into a name and site
                                 foreach($data as $row)
                                 {
                                     $row=explode($seperator,trim($row));
                                     $names[$row[0]]=$row[1];
                                 }



                                 $newrow=$row=0; // Altered from orginial script: $column became $newrow and $count was dropped here aswell

                                 // Print them
                                 foreach($names as $name=>$site)
                                 {
                                     if (++$newrow%$newrow==1) // Starting a new row - Altered from orginial script
                                     {
                                         // Get next bgcolor, automatically loop around array
                                         $row=++$row%count($bgcolor);
                                         $tableArray[$row][]=$bgcolor[$row];  // $tableArray[$row] was tableArray[$count]
                                     }

                                     $tableArray[$row][]="<a href=\"$site\">$name</a>";

                                     if ($newrow%$newrow==0) // Ending row - Altered from orginial script
                                         $row++;
                                 }

                                 // Make sure the last row has correct number of columns;
                                 count($names)%$newrow=1 ? $pad=$newrow-count($names)%$newrow : $pad=0; //- Altered from orginial script

                                 for ($x=0;$x<$pad;$x++)
                                     $tableArray[$row][]="&nbsp;";

                                 return $tableArray;
                             }

                             $tableArray=csv2table('names.txt');

                             echo '<table width=\"620">';
                             foreach ($tableArray as $row)
                             {
                                 echo "\n\t<tr style=\"background:".array_shift($row)."\">\n"; // the last pair of characters show up in the outout. ">
                                 foreach ($row as $cell)
                                     echo "\t\t<td>$cell</td>\n";
                                 echo "\t</tr>\n";
                             }
                             echo "</table>";

                             

This is fairly simple stuff but I need to get it right and pretty soon as the deadline for this section of my project is due very soon. Please help. Email me at Charlie

Oh and here is a sample text file to practice on ....

[sarahk]

From the looks of your page you've got it sussed.

Some recommendations

Give your table a class and also create a class for rowodd, roweven and apply the class. That way when you want to change the look you don't need to muck about with your php. You will also have code which is quicker to load because you won't have all those <font> tags. Take a look at RichInStyle