Reading File and Writing file problem.

victorysshadow

I am trying to dynamically write a .STD (Sure Thing Document) (CD print image). I designed a file and opened it in Notepad and I can change the text in there and open it in the Sure Thing program and there is no problem. I saved that .STD file that I created as a template file and I am having PHP read it and replace some things.

My problem is that when it reads it it only gets the first to characters of the file. (It gets stuck on the 0x0 character). I tried opening the file using the fopen($file,'rb') function, but it doesn't work.

I think that if I can get PHP to read this file that I will be able to write it without a problem.

Thanks.

Installer

What have you tried to read it with: file_get_contents, file, fread, fgets, fgetc, or something else? When you say fopen doesn't work, do you mean the file isn't opened?

victorysshadow

The following is how I am reading it:

	$file_handle = fopen($filepath, "rb");
	$toWrite="";
	while (!feof($file_handle)){
		$toWrite.=fgets($file_handle,255)."\n"; 
	}
	fclose ($file_handle);

This might be wrong since i have never done this before.

Thanks.

Installer

Run this and see what it displays:

$file_str = file_get_contents($filepath);
echo strlen($file_str);

victorysshadow

It gave me "2". Which is what it was giving me the other way. It is returning the first to characters in the file (those being the two in front of the 0x0 character).

Any other ideas?

victorysshadow

Here is the text file if that helps any. It is attached.

Installer

It sounds to me like the format is set up to purposely cause these problems, but maybe not.

Next I'd try using "fseek()" and "fgetc()" to see if you can read from after the third byte on, or even start from the end and read backwards.

Also, if you have a hex editor you could open the file in that to see just what the fourth, fifth, etc. bytes are, and what bytes you'd need to add to the front of the file once you get the rest of it read.

Installer

I get 4295 with the strlen code I posted before. What version of PHP are you using?

victorysshadow

dangit. I tried those other two methods with the same result... 😐

its not going to be good if I can't get this to work... darnit.

victorysshadow

is there a way to get the version if I am not at the server?

victorysshadow

Looks like version 4.3.2

That good or bad?

Installer

I think (?) I remember something about "binary-safe" file functions and "> v. 4.3.3", but I'll have to get back to you in an hour or two. With luck someone who knows more about it than me will jump in meanwhile.

victorysshadow

what in the... when I run it like this...

	$toWrite = file_get_contents('http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/attachment.php?s=&postid=10574923'); 
	echo strlen($toWrite);

it works perfectly... I have an idea...

victorysshadow

thanks for your help installer... I figured it out... I guess my server changed the file when i uploaded it... or something... I stripped the extension and tried it... works like a charm

thanks again

Installer

Great! 🙂