I wonder if it is possible

[Ivanflo]

Supose that you, I, have multiple text-files.

Would it be possible (with php?) in a HTML-block to write a programm that every day a other text file put in a page.


The name of the textfiles are for example A date-name.

In the HTML-Block should be a script that the date of "today" matched with the filename?

I hop that sombody can read or understand what I try to explain...

Greetz

Ps, happy xmas and a rich newyear

Ivan

[Jos]

I guess this can be done with some php code in a UDT, using file-get-contents

[Ivanflo]

I was thinking in the same direction. (However the php file-get-contents is usable, but I have to think it over...
Meaning that it look (for me) complicated.

Thank You

[calguy1000]

Technically it is not difficult.

There are however a number of steps.

Once you find the file, and verify it exists, it must be converted from 'whatever format' to HTML.

Is it Plain old text, HTML already encoded, markdown, XML....

i.e: From Text to HTML. can involve numerous minor sub-steps depending on the contents of the text file, and how you want it output. i.e: Newlines converted to <br/>.... or blank lines marking paragraphs, etc. Also entities must be converted and there may be more.

And you really don't want to do all of that processing for every request, so you probably want some kind of caching mechanism so that the processed output will be used for up to 24 hours till the date changes, forcing you to read the next file.

Though it's technically just an exercise in data conversion and formatting, and not overly complex it can take a while.

[Ivanflo]

For the simplicity i would use simple tekst. blabla.txt

There is a book 365 pages, fot each pages, a file.
One page exitsts in 2 partes,
1. foreword, preface; => forword001.txt
2. The actual text; => text001.txt

Why? we have 365 days in a year. So from
forword.txt to ...forword200.txt .....and as last forword365.txt
text001.txt to....text200.txt .... and as last and text.txt365

Whey Is use this format of TextName? Not every yoer we heve the same number os days....

Ik hope I clarifies my Goal. If with this information leads to another (simplified) a script I would very much obliged.

Gteets,
Ivan

[chandra]

There exists a module for something like that

http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/quotesms

Has an option {Quotes pickedby='day'} which should do what you want.

By the way - you should use better (more describing) titles for your topics so you will get the answer faster .

[Ivanflo]

Thank you for both hints.

I'm sorry for the fuzzy discription.

I gonna try the suggestion.

And, I will give feedback.

Sincerely
Ivan FLO