External file as variable

[dar-k]

Heya,

I'm trying to send an e-mail based on the values filled in a form, BUT...I'd like to use an external file as a mail template, and fill the form fields in this external file after it's included in the main page.
I've tried nonsense like this:

$html = "".include('include/mail_template.inc.php')."";

But that didn't work.
BTW, the external file echoes $_POST variables here and there.

Uhm, I hope that's clear.
Any suggestions?

[marcel]

one way:
you shold open the template file for reading, and replace some `keywords' with some vars.

for example, I'll replace PUNTO_USERNAME with $user_data['username'], and 'PUNTO_PASSWORD' with $user_data['password'].

// $mail_template = path_to_template_file
$f_d = fopen($mail_template, 'r');
$mailBody = '';
while ( $line = fgets($f_d, 2048) )
{
$line = str_replace('PUNTO_USERNAME', $user_data['username'],
$line);
$line = str_replace('PUNTO_PASSWORD', $user_data['password'],
$line);
$mailBody .= $line;
};
fclose($f_d);

PM

[dar-k]

Hey good one.
Thanks!