Text file retrieval

Alpha · 08-12-2003, 08:19 PM

Someone earlier asked me how they could retrieve everything from a text file and put it as the default text for a TEXTAREA form thing. For example, get the text from message.txt and place it in

Code:

<TEXTAREA NAME="textarea" ROWS="5" COLS="40" WRAP="physical">text from text file here</TEXTAREA>

Does anyone know how to do this so it is safe with most versions of PHP?

adam_uk · 08-12-2003, 11:10 PM

fopen?

PHP Code:

  <?php

$handle = fopen ("/home/rasmus/file.txt", "r");

?>

then echo $handle, the R denotes that the file is being opened for read only or you can try this way

PHP Code:

<?php include("file.txt"); ?>

Alpha · 08-15-2003, 12:23 AM

Ok Thanks

08-12-2003, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alpha NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 249 401.00 NP$ (Donate)	Text file retrieval Someone earlier asked me how they could retrieve everything from a text file and put it as the default text for a TEXTAREA form thing. For example, get the text from message.txt and place it in Code: <TEXTAREA NAME="textarea" ROWS="5" COLS="40" WRAP="physical">text from text file here</TEXTAREA> Does anyone know how to do this so it is safe with most versions of PHP? __________________ --Alpha

08-12-2003, 11:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
adam_uk Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,211 6,170.25 NP$ (Donate)	fopen? PHP Code: `<?php $handle = fopen ("/home/rasmus/file.txt", "r"); ?>` then echo $handle, the R denotes that the file is being opened for read only or you can try this way PHP Code: `<?php include("file.txt"); ?>`

08-15-2003, 12:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Alpha NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 249 401.00 NP$ (Donate)	Ok Thanks __________________ --Alpha

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