[SOLVED] I want to turn filenames into values in an array....

[supamastadan]

Hello.  As an introduction, my name is Dan, and I am by no means an expert in php.  In fact, my php experience has consisted of me modifying free, creative licensed scripts to meet my needs and learn as I go.  That being said, it's worked up untill this point.  And while I've searched for an answer online, I haven't quite figured out the solution to my prediciment and hope that fresh eyes and deeper PHP experience will find something simple and easy that I haven't thought of.  So with no further adue, here we go...

 

I have a directory with a collection of image files in it.  All of which are labeled in a date format.  I.E. 2008-02-25.jpg.  What I'm trying to do is take each of those files and make those dates values in an array, to be used to link dates on a calendar.  I managed to get a script that will print the file names properly.

 

<?php $dirname = "strips";
$dh = opendir( $dirname ) or die("couldn't open directory");

while (!(( $file = readdir( $dh ) ) === false ) ) {
     if ( is_dir( "$dirname/$file" ) )
          print "";
     $mod = substr_replace ($file, "", 10, 4);
     print "$mod<br>";
}
closedir( $dh );
?>

 

Ok... so this is where greenhorn-ness shines through.  While the print displays correctly modified strings, I have no clue how to make each file name a value in an array.  Is the code I have even the most efficient way to go about doing this?  I'm sure there are others, maybe even better ones.  Let me know what you think.  Thanks a lot for your help and have a nice day.

 

- Dan

[MatthewJ]

<?php

$dirname = "strips";

$dh = opendir( $dirname ) or die("couldn't open directory");

 

while (!(( $file = readdir( $dh ) ) === false ) ) {

if ( is_dir( "$dirname/$file" ) )

print "";

$mod = substr_replace ($file, "", 10, 4);

print "$mod<br>";

$newArray[] = $mod;

}

closedir( $dh );

?>

 

That should work... I have tried to go back in a few times and add code tags.. but the quick edit feature does not seem to like that idea.

 

Hope that helps

 

[supamastadan]

That's perfect!  Thanks so much.  I had a feeling it was something simple that I just didn't know about.  Have a good day.

 

- Dan