php unix filter?

[Peter Weil]

We have a php script on a server that has been used to process a
particular type of text file we receive and prepare it for the web. It
has always been run by pasting the text into a web form and clicking
submit.

What would it take to turn this script into a local BBEdit Unix
filter? In particular, what variable do I need to use for content of
the file to be filtered?

(to replace the current

$content =$_POST["wireText"];

)?


Thanks, Peter

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[Jim Correia]

Post by Peter Weil
We have a php script on a server that has been used to process a
particular type of text file we receive and prepare it for the web.
It has always been run by pasting the text into a web form and
clicking submit.
What would it take to turn this script into a local BBEdit Unix
filter? In particular, what variable do I need to use for content of
the file to be filtered?
(to replace the current
$content =$_POST["wireText"];

The content to process is passed to you via a temp file in ARGV.

Jim

[Dennis]

Post by Peter Weil
What would it take to turn this script into a local BBEdit Unix
filter? In particular, what variable do I need to use for content of
the file to be filtered?

BBEdit Unix Filters place the selected text in a temp file and pass
the path of the temp file in $argv[1]. You can use PHP's "file"
function to read the file into an array, one line per element:

----------

#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
$inputArray = file ($argv[1]);
$i = 0;
foreach ($inputArray as $line)
{
$i++;
}
$output = "Number of lines: " . $i . "\n";
?>

----------

Hope this helps,
Dennis

[Carlton Gibson]

Post by Dennis

Post by Peter Weil
What would it take to turn this script into a local BBEdit Unix
filter? In particular, what variable do I need to use for content
of the file to be filtered?

BBEdit Unix Filters place the selected text in a temp file and pass
the path of the temp file in $argv[1]. You can use PHP's "file"

file_get_contents() returns the whole file as a string, which would
be more like the value returned from a single form field via $_POST...

Post by Dennis
----------
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
$inputArray = file ($argv[1]);
$i = 0;
foreach ($inputArray as $line)
{
$i++;
}
$output = "Number of lines: " . $i . "\n";
?>
----------
Hope this helps,
Dennis
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[Peter Weil]

Like this?:

$content = file_get_contents($argv[1]);

[.....]

echo $content;

This would be even simpler, although the array Dennis suggested could
be very useful as well.
- Peter

Post by Carlton Gibson

Post by Dennis

Post by Peter Weil
What would it take to turn this script into a local BBEdit Unix
filter? In particular, what variable do I need to use for content
of the file to be filtered?

BBEdit Unix Filters place the selected text in a temp file and pass
the path of the temp file in $argv[1]. You can use PHP's "file"

file_get_contents() returns the whole file as a string, which would
be more like the value returned from a single form field via $_POST...

Post by Dennis
----------
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
$inputArray = file ($argv[1]);
$i = 0;
foreach ($inputArray as $line)
{
$i++;
}
$output = "Number of lines: " . $i . "\n";
?>
----------
Hope this helps,
Dennis
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[Dennis]

Post by Carlton Gibson
file_get_contents() returns the whole file as a string, which would
be more like the value returned from a single form field via $_POST...

Yea, Carlton is right, file_get_contents() is probably a better
choice. I just threw that example together without thinking.

-Dennis

[Peter Weil]

Wonderful! I've been wanting to convert this darned script for two
years, so I'm glad I finally asked!

After setting $inputArray as Dennis indicated, all I had to do was
change my main content variable to:

$content = implode("", $inputArray);

and make a few other minor changes (no more need to write to a new
file, etc.), and the filter was good to go.

Thank you both!

- Peter

Post by Dennis

Post by Peter Weil
What would it take to turn this script into a local BBEdit Unix
filter? In particular, what variable do I need to use for content
of the file to be filtered?

BBEdit Unix Filters place the selected text in a temp file and pass
the path of the temp file in $argv[1]. You can use PHP's "file"
----------
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
$inputArray = file ($argv[1]);
$i = 0;
foreach ($inputArray as $line)
{
$i++;
}
$output = "Number of lines: " . $i . "\n";
?>
----------
Hope this helps,
Dennis
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