loading content from a file into a new window

[dmikester1]

I am trying to figure out how to get the content from a file loaded into a popped up window's content area when an "edit" link is clicked.  The edit link will be right next to the name of the file in my directory listing app.

Thanks

Mike

[teng84]

maybe ajax? or you can use the plain js to open a certain page and resize the window and remove the adress bar etc..

[JakeTheSnake3.0]

Your pop-up html page should be a .php file somewhere on your server.  In that php file, you'll get your file name via $_GET[].

 

You take the filename and use that to point to a file.  echo the fread() of that file to the user.

[dmikester1]

Well, i have the popup working.  I just need to load the relevant content into it.  Here is the line that pops up the file editor:

win = window.open('FileEditor.php?dir=<?=$_GET['dir']?>','window','height=600, width=700,toolbar=no,directories=no, status=no, menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes');

[JakeTheSnake3.0]

First off, I hope the variable 'dir' is only pointing to a partial location and not the full location of your file.  Secondly, use file_get_contents() to load the contents of a given file as a string which you can echo.

[dmikester1]

No, 'dir' is the folder name where I currently am when I click on the link.  I have my app listing out all the files in the directory automatically and it sticks an "edit" link next to each filename.  How can I pass the name of the file onto the FileEditor.php popup when I click "edit"?

[teng84]

just the same as passing the id

FileEditor.php?dir=<?=$_GET['dir']?>&file = yourfile

 

[dmikester1]

Thanks Teng, I got it to pass the name of the file in the URL.  Now how do I obtain that in the new window?

Thanks

Mike