Creating an array from values in a text file

[dotcomtim]

Need help solving the last piece to my slideshow puzzle. When I read from the
directory where my photos stored it generates my slideshow array, everything
is working in regards to the photos, it is the text that comes with each photo
that i am having a problem with.

Here is the section I am having problems with:

$photo_text_file = '/www/photos/'.$gallery_id.'/photos.txt';
$directory = '/www/photos/'.$gallery_id';

if (file_exists($photo_text_file))
{
	include ($photo_text_file);
}

if (is_dir($directory))
{
    $get_photos = @opendir($directory);

while (($part = @readdir($get_photos)) == true)
{
    clearstatcache();
    if ($part != "." && $part != "..")
	{
		$count++;
		$img_count = $count - 1;
		print "ImageList[".$img_count."]=new imageObjects(\"/photos/".$gallery_id."/".$part."\",\"\",\"still\")\n";
    }
}
}

The above code produces the following javascript:
ImageList[0]=new imageObjects("/photos/tp001-972206/photo1.jpg","","still")
ImageList[1]=new imageObjects("/photos/tp001-972206/photo2.jpg","","still")
ImageList[2]=new imageObjects("/photos/tp001-972206/photo3.jpg","","still")
ImageList[3]=new imageObjects("/photos/tp001-972206/photo4.jpg","","still")
ImageList[4]=new imageObjects("/photos/tp001-972206/photo5.jpg","","still")
and so on ...

imageObjects("IMAGE","IMAGE TEXT","IMAGE TYPE")
The 2nd one in is where I am having problems IMAGE TEXT, the file that is included is the text for each image.

$photo1 = "This is the first photo";
$photo2 = "This is the second photo";
$photo3 = "This is the third photo";
$photo4 = "This is the fourth photo";

I am having problems getting the text portion of the script into the following line
ImageList[".$img_count."]=new imageObjects(\"/photos/".$gallery_id."/".$part."\",\"".$photo1."\",\"still\")

[tekky]

how about...

$photo_text_file = '/www/photos/'.$gallery_id.'/photos.txt';
$directory = '/www/photos/'.$gallery_id; //you had an extra ' on the end of this line...

if (file_exists($photo_text_file))
{
	include ($photo_text_file);
}

if (is_dir($directory))
{
    $get_photos = @opendir($directory);

while ($part = @readdir($get_photos)) //dont need the extra () or the == true here
{
    clearstatcache();
    if ($part != "." && $part != "..")
	{
		$img_count = $count++; //the ++ operator increments AFTER the variable is assigned to $img_count, so it eliminates the need to subtract 1 from it as you were doing (so long as you assign it on the same line you ++ it
                                            $photo_temp = 'photo' . $img_count; //assigns value of photo# to the temp var
                                            $photo = $$photo_temp; //evalues the value of $photo# based on the temp var -- now $photo should contain the text that was in $photo#
		print 'ImageList['.$img_count.']=new imageObjects("/photos/'.$gallery_id.'"'.$part.'","'.$photo.'","still")'."\n";
    }
}
}

[dotcomtim]

That works beautiful! Thanks..

Now that i got it working I did though come accross another qlitch, the sorting.

It gets display as:
ImageList[0]=new imageObjects("/photos/photo1.jpg","","still")
ImageList[1]=new imageObjects("/photos/photo10.jpg","","still")
ImageList[2]=new imageObjects("/photos/photo11.jpg","","still")
ImageList[3]=new imageObjects("/photos/photo12.jpg","","still")

and so on... and instead it should be

ImageList[0]=new imageObjects("/photos/photo1.jpg","","still")
ImageList[1]=new imageObjects("/photos/photo2.jpg","","still")
ImageList[2]=new imageObjects("/photos/photo3.jpg","","still")
ImageList[3]=new imageObjects("/photos/photo4.jpg","","still")

and so on...

I am going to see if there is any methods to sorting in the boards, if you have an ideas I am open to suggestions.