Arrays on the fly

Hi

I'm sure there is a really easy way of doing this, but I just can't
seem to work it out.
I'm trying to use an array to create some more array which I
will then populate. It's going to be used to open up directory
and put of list of files in the array

Here is the top array

$galleries = array("array1" => "Descrption of 1", "array2" => "Descrption of
2", "array3" => "Descrption of 3");

foreach($galleries as $k => $v){
// do some tests of directory if all OK then create an array

$$k = array();

// add to above array here
}

I am am trying to end up with is 3 arrays called 1 to 3.


Thanks

B

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On Mar 27, 12:21 pm, "Brian" <brian_no_s...@nrwp.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm sure there is a really easy way of doing this, but I just can't
> seem to work it out.
> I'm trying to use an array to create some more array which I
> will then populate. It's going to be used to open up directory
> and put of list of files in the array
>
> Here is the top array
>
> $galleries = array("array1" => "Descrption of 1", "array2" => "Descrption of
> 2", "array3" => "Descrption of 3");
>
> foreach($galleries as $k => $v){
> // do some tests of directory if all OK then create an array
>
> $$k = array();
>
> // add to above array here
>
> }
>
> I am am trying to end up with is 3 arrays called 1 to 3.
>
> Thanks
>
> B
>
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That code worked fine for me. What exactly is the problem you're
having?

"ZeldorBlat" <zeldorblat@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Mar 27, 12:21 pm, "Brian" <brian_no_s...@nrwp.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm sure there is a really easy way of doing this, but I just can't
>> seem to work it out.
>> I'm trying to use an array to create some more array which I
>> will then populate. It's going to be used to open up directory
>> and put of list of files in the array
>>
>> Here is the top array
>>
>> $galleries = array("array1" => "Descrption of 1", "array2" => "Descrption
>> of
>> 2", "array3" => "Descrption of 3");
>>
>> foreach($galleries as $k => $v){
>> // do some tests of directory if all OK then create an array
>>
>> $$k = array();
>>
>> // add to above array here
>>
>> }
>>
>> I am am trying to end up with is 3 arrays called 1 to 3.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> B
>>
> That code worked fine for me. What exactly is the problem you're
> having?
>

Hi ZeldorBlat

Below is the full code, I get an error saying
"Fatal error: Cannot use [] for reading in /var/www/...."
on this line, it will not add to the array?

$$k[] = $file; // add file to array

The idea is I will build up a set of arrays with the file list in them
which I will then use to create a show the photos in the gallery

$galleries = array("array1" => "Descrption of 1", "array2" => "Descrption of
2", "array3" => "Descrption of 3");
$path = '/var/www/..../';


foreach($galleries as $k => $v){ // Loop though each Key and Value in
gallery array
$gal_path = $path.$k; // make path to gallery
if ($handle = opendir($gal_path)) { // open path
$$k = array(); // make new array using the key as a
name
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
if (is_file($k.'/'.$file)) { // check if is a file
$$k[] = $file; // add file to array
print "the file is $file<br>"; // print test line, remove later
}
}
closedir($handle);
sort($$k);
reset($$k);
} else {
print "<h3 align=center>$k Thumbnail Directory could not be opened,
sorry</h3>";
}
} // LOOP END foreach galleries



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On Mar 27, 8:18 pm, "Brian" <brian_nosp...@nrwp.co.uk> wrote:
> "ZeldorBlat" <zeldorb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1175021746.701819.274400@y80g2000hsf.googlegr oups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Mar 27, 12:21 pm, "Brian" <brian_no_s...@nrwp.co.uk> wrote:
> >> Hi
>
> >> I'm sure there is a really easy way of doing this, but I just can't
> >> seem to work it out.
> >> I'm trying to use an array to create some more array which I
> >> will then populate. It's going to be used to open up directory
> >> and put of list of files in the array
>
> >> Here is the top array
>
> >> $galleries = array("array1" => "Descrption of 1", "array2" => "Descrption
> >> of
> >> 2", "array3" => "Descrption of 3");
>
> >> foreach($galleries as $k => $v){
> >> // do some tests of directory if all OK then create an array
>
> >> $$k = array();
>
> >> // add to above array here
>
> >> }
>
> >> I am am trying to end up with is 3 arrays called 1 to 3.
>
> >> Thanks
>
> >> B
>
> > That code worked fine for me. What exactly is the problem you're
> > having?
>
> Hi ZeldorBlat
>
> Below is the full code, I get an error saying
> "Fatal error: Cannot use [] for reading in /var/www/...."
> on this line, it will not add to the array?
>
> $$k[] = $file; // add file to array
>
> The idea is I will build up a set of arrays with the file list in them
> which I will then use to create a show the photos in the gallery
>
> $galleries = array("array1" => "Descrption of 1", "array2" => "Descrption of
> 2", "array3" => "Descrption of 3");
> $path = '/var/www/..../';
>
> foreach($galleries as $k => $v){ // Loop though each Key and Value in
> gallery array
> $gal_path = $path.$k; // make path to gallery
> if ($handle = opendir($gal_path)) { // open path
> $$k = array(); // make new array using the key as a
> name
> while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
> if (is_file($k.'/'.$file)) { // check if is a file
> $$k[] = $file; // add file to array
> print "the file is $file<br>"; // print test line, remove later
> }
> }
> closedir($handle);
> sort($$k);
> reset($$k);
> } else {
> print "<h3 align=center>$k Thumbnail Directory could not be opened,
> sorry</h3>";
> }
> } // LOOP END foreach galleries
>
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And what does the line that is referenced in the message "Fatal error:
Cannot use [] for reading in /var/www/...." look like?

Message-ID: <5viOh.22881$0Z1.21461@newsfe7-win.ntli.net> from Brian
contained the following:

>Below is the full code, I get an error saying
>"Fatal error: Cannot use [] for reading in /var/www/...."
>on this line, it will not add to the array?
>
>$$k[] = $file; // add file to array

Variable variables doesn't work with arrays like this. I solved it by
using a multi dimensional array but some people posted some alternatives
on one of the groups recently. (solutions involved curly brackets I
think)

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>>Below is the full code, I get an error saying
>>"Fatal error: Cannot use [] for reading in /var/www/...."
>>on this line, it will not add to the array?
>>
>>$$k[] = $file; // add file to array

Geoff Wrote

> Variable variables doesn't work with arrays like this. I solved it by
> using a multi dimensional array but some people posted some alternatives
> on one of the groups recently. (solutions involved curly brackets I
> think)

Hi Geoff

Thanks for the replay, yes curly brackets did
work, the line was changed to

${$k}[] = $file;


Many thanks

Brain






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