str_replace() external file

I have this page (print.php). In that file, I want to to include a text
file from "songs/breathe.txt", and replace all instances of "<b" with
"<span" and "</b>" with "</span>". I know how I should use str_replace
and I tried to do this:

<?php

$replace_a=str_replace("<span","<b",include("text/breathe.txt"));
$replace_b=str_replace("</span>",</b>",$replace_a);

?>

but it doesn't work.

"The Numerator" <alvin4jesus@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have this page (print.php). In that file, I want to to include a text
> file from "songs/breathe.txt", and replace all instances of "<b" with
> "<span" and "</b>" with "</span>". I know how I should use str_replace
> and I tried to do this:
>
> <?php
>
> $replace_a=str_replace("<span","<b",include("text/breathe.txt"));
> $replace_b=str_replace("</span>",</b>",$replace_a);
>
> ?>
>
> but it doesn't work.
>

I've never tried that before, but I'm sure it's never going to do it.

What you should do is open the file and read it in

$file='[PATH TO FILE]';
$filethis=fopen($file,'rb') or die("Can't open TXT file '[FILENAME]'");

Then read each line of the file, doing your replace as you go.


Phil

"The Numerator" <alvin4jesus@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have this page (print.php). In that file, I want to to include a text
> file from "songs/breathe.txt", and replace all instances of "<b" with
> "<span" and "</b>" with "</span>". I know how I should use str_replace
> and I tried to do this:
>
> <?php
>
> $replace_a=str_replace("<span","<b",include("text/breathe.txt"));
> $replace_b=str_replace("</span>",</b>",$replace_a);
>
> ?>
>
> but it doesn't work.

$replace_a
= str_replace('<span', '<b', file_get_contents('text/breathe.txt'));

miguel
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
> "The Numerator" <alvin4jesus@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have this page (print.php). In that file, I want to to include a text
> > file from "songs/breathe.txt", and replace all instances of "<b" with
> > "<span" and "</b>" with "</span>". I know how I should use str_replace
> > and I tried to do this:
> >
> > <?php
> >
> > $replace_a=str_replace("<span","<b",include("text/breathe.txt"));
> > $replace_b=str_replace("</span>",</b>",$replace_a);
> >
> > ?>
> >
> > but it doesn't work.
>
> $replace_a
> = str_replace('<span', '<b', file_get_contents('text/breathe.txt'));
>
> miguel
> --
> Photos from 40 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu
> Latest photos: Malaysia; Thailand; Singapore; Spain; Morocco
> Airports of the world: http://airport.u.nu


sorry, this didn't work

The Numerator wrote:
> Miguel Cruz wrote:
> > "The Numerator" <alvin4jesus@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have this page (print.php). In that file, I want to to include a text
> > > file from "songs/breathe.txt", and replace all instances of "<b" with
> > > "<span" and "</b>" with "</span>". I know how I should use str_replace
> > > and I tried to do this:
> > >
> > > <?php
> > >
> > > $replace_a=str_replace("<span","<b",include("text/breathe.txt"));
> > > $replace_b=str_replace("</span>",</b>",$replace_a);
> > >
> > > ?>
> > >
> > > but it doesn't work.
> >
> > $replace_a
> > = str_replace('<span', '<b', file_get_contents('text/breathe.txt'));
> >
> > miguel
> > --
> > Photos from 40 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu
> > Latest photos: Malaysia; Thailand; Singapore; Spain; Morocco
> > Airports of the world: http://airport.u.nu
>
>
> sorry, this didn't work

actually, i was wrong...i got it to work...

<?php
$content=file_get_contents($txt);
$replace=str_replace("<b","<span",$content);
echo(str_replace("</b>","</span>",$replace));
?>

thx