[SOLVED] A little help with some code please...

[cowboysdude]

This is what I have... but I also have a problem.  When there is no file it is still a clickable link... I do not want that.  I just want it to be empty with no clickable areas... currently if you click on it, it will tell you that NO SUCH file exists... lol  I knew that ... how do I make it so nothing happens if there is no file..

 

<?php
$filename= array($fileone,$filetwo,$filethree,$filefour,$filefive,$filesix,$fileseven,$fileeight);
$title= array($name1,$name2,$name3,$name4,$name5,$name6,$name7,$name8);
$time= array($time1,$time2,$time3,$time4,$time5,$time6,$time7,$time8); 
$path = $params->get('path');

foreach($filename as $key=>$filename){
     if($filename != $filename){
       echo " "; 
    }else{
        echo "<a href='$path/$filename'> $title[$key]
	<br /> $time[$key]";

    }
}
?>

 

Somebody gave me this suggestion..

use;

 

if(!empty($filename){

}

 

BUT I have tried to replace this line with the above

 

if($filename != $filename){
       echo " "; 
    }

 

But I get a parsing error..

 

Suggestions?

 

Thanks in advance! 

[corbin]

foreach($filename as $key=>$filename){

    if($filename != $filename){

 

 

 

You're defining the variable $filename twice.

[cowboysdude]

foreach($filename as $key=>$filename){

    if($filename != $filename){

 

You're defining the variable $filename twice.

 

Well ok... lol being very green at this I'm not sure I'm reading it like this:

foreach FILE print the title plus time, if the file does not equal the file then do something.

 

I may be wrong and why I can't figure this out..WHEW... this learning stuff ...

 

The first line defines the file plus the title and time so it will show up in html... is that wrong?

 

Thank you

 

[corbin]

What's wrong though is that you're looping through the array $filename and defining the values to $filename.  You don't see the problem?  After the first iteration, $filename will no longer be your array; it will be the first name from the $filename array.

[fabrydesign]

Somebody gave me this suggestion..

use;

 

if(!empty($filename){

}

 

BUT I have tried to replace this line with the above

 

if($filename != $filename){
       echo " "; 
    }

 

But I get a parsing error.. 

 

Missing a parentheses...

 

if(!empty($filename)){

}

 

[cowboysdude]

LOL Thank you!! I just figured it out.. I got it all working but I DO appreciate all of your guys help!!!!!!! 

[alphanumetrix]

simple. if you don't want an error, try this:

 

if (!empty($yourfilevar))
{
// your code to execute...
}

 

if you want to display your own error, do this:

 

if (!empty($yourfilevar))
{
// your code to execute...
} else {

echo 'There was no file.';

}