[SOLVED] file_get_contents with preg_match

[hackerkts]

I'm using the script posted by HuggieBear at http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,124091.msg513961.html#msg513961

 

I'm trying to modify it and make it works for all the currencies show on that page, currently I having problem to get the exchange rates for United States Dollar and Euro working but I couldn't.

 

<?php
$url = "http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/currency/11/12/default.stm";
$raw_data = file_get_contents($url);
preg_match('/United States Dollar.*?right">([^<]+)/is', $raw_data, $USD);
preg_match('/Euro.*?right">([^<]+)/is', $raw_data, $EUR);
$ex_rate_USD = number_format($USD[1], 2, '.', '');
$ex_rate_EUR = number_format($EUR[1], 2, '.', '');
?>

 

I think it's because the pattern for USD and EUR is different from the rest, by the way. Can someone explain to me the pattern used here?

/United States Dollar.*?right">([^<]+)/is

 

Thanks in advance.

[MadTechie]

What are you trying to do ?

 

/United States Dollar.*?right">([^<]+)/is

 

i am not going to explain that regex..

its used for

United States Dollar Hello Word

or

<blar United States Dollar Hello Word right">

[hackerkts]

Thanks for the reply, I'm trying to get the value under "£1 buys" for United States Dollar and Euro.

The one in the red box,

[MadTechie]

i think your need to learn RegEx

[hackerkts]

i think your need to learn RegEx

 

That's one of the hardest part in PHP for me to learn it, nevermind i willing to try.

[MadTechie]

its fun after awhile but its not something i like to explain!

[effigy]

<pre>
<?php
$url = "http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/currency/11/12/default.stm";
$raw_data = file_get_contents($url);
preg_match_all('#(?<=class="statsclick">)(.+?)</A></td>\s+<td[^>]+>(.+?)</td>#', $raw_data, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);
// Create associative array.
$rates = array();
foreach ($matches as $match) {
	$rates[$match[1]] = $match[2];
}
unset($matches);
print_r($rates);
?>
</pre>

[MadTechie]

Oww love the way you did that, very impressive effigy (well to me)

 

still learning RegEx, i have not covered PREG_SET's yet

[hackerkts]

I'm gona start learning regex if it's fun =D

 

Thanks effigy! It's short and sweet.