easy!! fwrite to .txt

drcolby

For some reason the \n doesnt produce a new line

<?php

$fromFlash = "hey";

$filename = $fromFlash . ".txt";

$q =rand(9 , 99999);

$writethis = $q . "\n";

$hand = fopen($filename, 'a');

fwrite($hand, $writethis);

fclose($hand);

my txt file has these square things and not a new line

HalfaBee

That is because notepad expects CR LF ( 0x0d 0x0a ) and \n only produces a 0x0a.

So do "\r\n" and it will work.

laserlight

Alternatively, get a text editor that handles these new line sequence issues transparently. After all, when displaying to a web browser, the issues are handled too.

HalfaBee

Not really, \n will not make the browser display newlines unless it is after a <pre>.

laserlight

Not really, \n will not make the browser display newlines unless it is after a <pre>.

I was think more of the source, and possible rendering as a space when displayed. In any case, the <pre> just points out that I am right to say that it will be handled transparently.

HalfaBee

True, thats why I mentioned notepad.

bradgrafelman

I treat Notepad like I treat Internet Explorer; it's a Microsoft product that expects you to follow its proprietary format. I tell users that I refuse to bow to Microsoft's demands and that they should use a decent piece of software. If I want to output \n, I do.

This is why you won't find Microsoft's notepad.exe anywhere on my Windows installation - it's been replaced with Notepad2.

laserlight

tsk tsk, bradgrafelman, I had the decency not to advertise my favourite text editor :p

Anyway, I would suggest Notepad++ instead. In my opinion, Notepad2 has the nicer look and feel, but it lacks tabbed document view and the development seems to have stalled.

bradgrafelman

Yeah... guess that's a bit OT as there's plenty of "Favorite editor!" threads in the EL, but for one more OT post...

I like Notepad2 because a) despite the fact that development has stalled, it's got tons of features that I like, and b) it's lightweight! Notepad2 is a single .exe file, whereas Notepad++ is several.

laserlight

I like Notepad2 because a) despite the fact that development has stalled, it's got tons of features that I like, and b) it's lightweight! Notepad2 is a single .exe file, whereas Notepad++ is several.

It does not have a hex editing component, custom syntax schemes, and of course tabbed documents as I mentioned earlier. Then again, it is under the GPL, so maybe I could go hack on it after my exams, hmm...

The problem is that the addition of those features may just destroy the lightweight feature that you mentioned.

banzaimonkey

laserlight wrote:
The problem is that the addition of those features may just destroy the lightweight feature that you mentioned.

Hey, everything's lightweight compared to Eclipse. 😉