Totally noob question from a total noob

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My friend helped me to write this code show a random .swf-file:

 

 

function file_extension($filename)

{

$tmparr = pathinfo($filename);

return $tmparr['extension'];

}

 

 

function search_swf($path)

{

$dir = @opendir($path);

 

$swf_files = array();

 

while ($file  =  readdir($dir))

      {

      if (file_extension($file) == "swf")

              {

              array_push($swf_files,$file);

              }

      }

 

closedir($dir);

 

return $swf_files;

}

 

But I didn't quite understand, how can I get it to pick a file from directory /flash.. I think I need to write something after the $path-thing. But what?

[rajivgonsalves]

how are you calling the function ?

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Umm.. I really don't understand.. I'm not VERY familiar with php. 

 

That should be the only file besides the menu-header.

[rajivgonsalves]

I mean you have a function now you got to call it someway consider this code

 

 

$strFilename = search_swf("uploads/");

print "uploads/$strFilename";

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Should I replace the "function search_swf($path)"-part with that?

[rajivgonsalves]

can you post your code ?

[aschk]

101 on functions -

 

The following is the DEFINITION of a function :

function mySpecialFunction($myVariable) {
  // Using $myVariable.
  echo $myVariable;
}

 

The following is the USE of the function we defined :

mySpecialFunction("my name is Joe");