should fpassthru do this?

[Anon]

<?php
$f_result=fopen("c:\ex.txt", "r");
$all = fpassthru($f_result);
echo "$all";
?>

Hi - when I run the above the number of characters is appended to the end of the file contents! Should this happen and how do I stop it?
I'm running PHP on Win32 with Microsoft PWS.

[[deleted]]

Did you read the manual?

--quote--

fpassthru

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

fpassthru -- Output all remaining data on a file pointer

Description

int fpassthru (int fp)

Reads to EOF on the given file pointer and writes the results to standard output.

If an error occurs, fpassthru() returns false.
-- end quote--

fpassthru PRINTS the content, it does not RETURN the content.

[Anon]

Erm ... yes I have read the manual and I still don't 'get it' (ever been there?).

Anyway ... this is the contents of the text file:

"hello this is the file"

and this is the output:

"hello this is the file22"

NB "22" at the end of the output. Why does this happen with this script:

<?php
$f_result=fopen("c:\ex.txt", "r");
$all = fpassthru($f_result);
echo "$all";
?>

[[deleted]]

no never, I understand everything :-)

fpassthru prints already, so there is no need to "echo $all"

the extra number is printed because you tell it to print it

Didn't you notice that the 'extra' number printed is the filesize of the file you printed? fpassthru returns the size of the file processed, not the file itself.
So when you say:

$all = fpassthru($f_result);

that already prints the file.
And when you say

echo "$all";

it prints the extra number.

[Anon]

Hi - thanks for your reply.

Yes I did notice that the file size was being returned.

The following gives me what I want:
<?php
$f_result=fopen("c:\ex.txt", "r");
fpassthru($f_result);
?>

Thanks for your help and remember: 'pride comes before a fall'.
bye.