Inserting Variables int a file at certain points.

[robs0077]

I'm trying to read a text file to use for a message in and email. This way the user can just edit a text file when ever they want the message changed. However I need to be able to insert form variables into the file at points indicated in the file. I can open the file and read it into a vairialbe to send the text, but I can't figure out how to get the variables into the message in the correct places. This works to get the text file and send the message, but how would I get the $name variable into the text.file at a paticular point in the file.

<?php
$name = "bill";
$addr = "snow hill";

$fp = fopen("test.php3", "r"); 
$data = ""; 

while(!feof($fp)) 
	{ 
	$data .= fgets($fp, 4096); 
	} 
	mail('[e-mail]', 'test', $data)
	?>

text file:
Thanks you $name,
Your order has been shipped to $addr.

Thanks for the help.

[daphreeek]

<?php 
$name = "bill"; 
$addr = "snow hill"; 

$fp = fopen("test.php", "r"); 
$data = ""; 

while(!feof($fp)) 
{ 
	$data .= fgets($fp, 4096); 
}
$data = addslashes($data); 
eval("\$data=\"$data\";"); 
$data = stripslashes($data);

mail('[e-mail]', 'test', $data) 
?> 

That works 🙂 and yes the addslashes/stripslashes are required 🙂 goto http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php and read some comments to find out why 🙂

• Matt