[Andy128]

I have a flat file with only a few hundred entries- nothing too complicated.
I want to pull entries that start with a specific category and display them in a table. I have the display part down. It is the pulling specific data which is the problem. So here is the first part of opening the file and breaking it up into lines of data. Now I wish to display all that have a specific "category" name.

PHP Code:

<?php

$openedfile = fopen( "listings.txt", 'r' );

if($openedfile)

{

while (!feof( $openedfile ) )

    {

        $line = trim(fgets( $openedfile ));

        if ( !empty( $line ) )

        {

            list($category, $bizname, $bizaddress, $bizphone, $line1, $line2, $comment) = explode( "|", $line );

So can some one point me in the right direction as to what functions to use to accomplish this task

Andy

[tomasgtz]

Hi there,

just put under last line

PHP Code:

if($category == 'specific_category')
{
   echo "all you need to display";
} 

[Andy128]

Thanks- but where would I put it in relation to this code:

PHP Code:

<?php

if(!file_exists("listings.txt"))

{

echo"<center><b>List your Bussiness or Service here!!.</center></b><br/>

<center>Get your self a web presence and free advertizing.</center></br></br>";

exit;

}

?>

<!------IF the file DOES exist- continue on------>

<!------Now process the info in the file--------->

<?php

$openedfile = fopen( "listings.txt", 'r' );

if($openedfile)

{

while (!feof( $openedfile ) )

    {

        $line = trim(fgets( $openedfile ));

        if ( !empty( $line ) )

        {

            list($category, $bizname, $bizaddress, $bizphone, $line1, $line2, $comment) = explode( "|", $line );

?>

<table>

    <tr >

        <td width="380" align="center" bgcolor="#ffde5e">

        <FONT COLOR="#0000ff" size="5"</FONT><b><?=$bizname;?></b></td>

    </tr>

    <tr >

        <td width="380" align="center"><?=$bizaddress;?></td>

    </tr>

    <tr >

        <td width="380" align="center"><?=$bizphone;?></td>

    </tr>

    <tr >

        <td width="380" align="center"><?=$line1;?></td>

    </tr>

    <tr >

        <td width="380" align="center"><?=$line2;?></td>

    </tr>

    <tr >

        <td width="380" align="center"><?=$comment;?></td>

    </tr>

</br>

<?

}

}

    fclose( $openedfile );

}

else

{

?>

    <tr>

        <td width="380" align"center">Cannot open file!</td>

    </tr>

<?

}

?>

</table>

Sorry for not totally understanding this.

Andy