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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 06/19/06 12:21
Dan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a quick question about the formatting of external text files.
>
> I am trying to make a webpage for a local church that will display what
> is on in the coming weeks. I have done this using an external text file
> so that the future users will never have to modifiy the page itself.
>
> If left as plain text, it shows on the page in default format. I know I
> can format the text within the text file using standard HTML, but is
> there a way of formatting regular text outside of the text file? Kind
> of post processing it? The file format will always be something like
>
> Monday 19th
> 09:00 Add event here
> 12:00 Add event here
>
> Tuesday 20th
> 09:00 Add event here
> 10:00 Add event here
> 13:00 Add event here
>
> etc...
>
> The number of events on each day is variable, and not every day may
> feature (could be monday events then thursday events). I would like to
> make the Day and date bold, the times italic...well you get the idea!
>
> I have an idea that I will need to impose a structure on the file,
> however I am unsure of how to do this. If this is the case, then I
> would appreciate it if someone could post a link to a decent tutorial
> or guide so I can learn it!
>
> Thank you in advance for any help you can provide me with
>
> Kind regards
>
> Dan
>
Dan,
I'd just put the events in a database and build the pages dynamically.
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