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filelist TAG – get a text file to display its content [solved - I think]
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:39 pm
by howey
Hi
Rather than generate a random list of files I was trying to get a random text file from the specified directory, and then display it's content. This would operate in a similar way to the random quote tag, but using separate text files for each item, also it would enable text files to be uploaded to a directory in the uploads directory through the file manager. I don't want to give global access through the file manager for security reasons etc.
I tried using the filelist TAG but couldn't get the contents of the file to print. Alternatively I tried setting parameters in the random_quote TAG, but kept getting error messages .
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#Check if user has specified a file, otherwise use default
if (isset($params['file']))
{$quotefile = $params['file'];}
else {$quotefile = "quotes.txt";}
if I put "uploads/directory/quotes.txt" or variations on this. Would I need to set the file path as a variable to be included in the parameter. Athough this would involve putting all the text in one file.
With the filelist TAG I tried assigning the "file" as a variable and using the code from the random quote TAG to display the contents
when I assigned the fillist with the variable quote
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$fp = fopen($quote);
$contents = fread($fp, filesize($quote));
fclose($fp);
return $contents;
Re: filelist TAG – How can I get a text file to display its content
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:56 pm
by verwer
You mean something like this?
http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/40848.html
grab it and change it to your needs..
Re: filelist TAG – How can I get a text file to display its content
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:50 pm
by viebig
well, that´s easy, I´ll give you a simple example:
create a udf and name it quotefile
case: get one specific file content
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$dir = $params['dir'];
$file = $params['file];
$result = file_get_contents($dir.$file);
return $result;
use it like:
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{quotefile dir="/var/home/" file="file.txt"}
case: get a random file content
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$dir = $params['dir'];
$file = $params['file];
if($file == "random")
{
$dp=opendir($dir);
$i=0;
while($files=readdir($dp))
{
if ($files != "." && $files !="..")
{
$filesarray[$i]=$files;
$i++;
}
}
closedir($dp);
$rand=rand(0,count($filesarray)-1);
$result = file_get_contents($dir.$filesarray[$rand]);
return $result;
}
else
{
$result = file_get_contents($dir.$file);
return $result;
}
use it like:
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{quotefile dir="/var/home/" file="random"}
{quotefile dir="/var/home/" file="file.txt"}
Re: filelist TAG – How can I get a text file to display its content
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:00 pm
by howey
Hi viebig
Thanks for the reply (took me some time).
I tried using the code you posted, creating a UDT in the backend. But unfortunately it would't let me submit the code. Returning an error on the last line of code. I tried working around it but still got errors.
# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /var/www/vhosts/etc : eval()'d code on line 26
I don't think I'm quite up to speed on the programming side yet.
Re: filelist TAG – How can I get a text file to display its content
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:21 pm
by alby
howey wrote:
# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /var/www/vhosts/etc : eval()'d code on line 26
Add un extra empty row to end of code
Alby
Re: filelist TAG – How can I get a text file to display its content
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:04 pm
by viebig
there is a typo error in
should be
Re: filelist TAG – How can I get a text file to display its content
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:15 pm
by howey
Cheers Viebig, I had read it through a couple of times but was looking towards the end.
I'll let you know how I get on.
Re: filelist TAG – How can I get a text file to display its content
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:14 pm
by howey
Managed to more or less solve it with an amalgamation of Viebigs code and the random image TAG. Also managed to add a content block to pass a variable so that the "editor" can choose the directory that the files are in.
It's great to have a few signpost along the way – I can then try and solve the issue myself. I get more satisfaction out of working through the problem rather than being spoon fed. You never know one day I might be able to say that I can code
Re: filelist TAG – get a text file to display its content [solved - I think]
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:25 pm
by viebig
that was the idea! now you can enjoy your work, and be proud of yourself!
Next time you can be the one to help users on a issue.
Re: filelist TAG – How can I get a text file to display its content
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:39 pm
by alby
howey wrote:
Managed to more or less solve it with an amalgamation of Viebigs code and the random image TAG. Also managed to add a content block to pass a variable so that the "editor" can choose the directory that the files are in.
Why not publish your code in "
Share your tags here" in wiki?
Alby
Re: filelist TAG – get a text file to display its content [solved - I think]
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:14 pm
by howey
I'll post the TAG as soon as I have corrected one slight issue.
If the content of the directory is empty the TAG returns either a blank or in some cases "." or var.
It must be addressing the directory?
Re: filelist TAG – get a text file to display its content [solved - I think]
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:34 pm
by alby
howey wrote:
I'll post the TAG as soon as I have corrected one slight issue.
If the content of the directory is empty the TAG returns either a blank or in some cases "." or var.
It must be addressing the directory?
viebig code is an example.
You must add checks if exist $filesarray and/or $dir.$file
Alby
Re: filelist TAG – get a text file to display its content [solved - I think]
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:35 pm
by viebig
something like that
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$dir = $params['dir'];
$file = $params['file];
if($file == "random")
{
if (file_exists($dir))
{
$dp=opendir($dir);
$i=0;
while($files=readdir($dp))
{
if ($files != "." && $files !="..")
{
$filesarray[$i]=$files;
$i++;
}
}
closedir($dp);
}
if(count($filesarray) > 0)
{
$rand=rand(0,count($filesarray)-1);
$result = file_get_contents($dir.$filesarray[$rand]);
return $result;
}
else
{
return "No files found";
}
}
else
{
return "Directory not found";
}
else
{
if (file_exists($dir.$file))
{
$result = file_get_contents($dir.$file);
return $result;
}
else
{
return "File not found";
}
}