Posted by dkirkdrei on 09/22/07 15:39

On Sep 22, 11:29 am, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> dkirkd...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > On Sep 22, 10:40 am, gosha bine <stereof...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> dkirkd...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >>> On Sep 22, 4:28 am, gosha bine <stereof...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> dkirkd...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >>>>> I am having a bit of trouble trying to double up on slashes in a file
> >>>>> path. What I am trying to do is very similar to the code below:
> >>>>> <?
> >>>>> $var = "\\wusais\Intranets\Intranets\fpdb\pdf\weinig\00505882.pdf";
> >>>>> $new = preg_replace("\\", "\\\", "$var");
> >>>>> ?>
> >>>>> Code above produces the following error:
> >>>>> Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in c:\Inetpub\wwwroot
> >>>>> \pages\replace.php on line 12
> >>>>> In the end, $new needs to be: \\\\wusais\\Intranets\\Intranets\\fpdb\
> >>>>> \pdf\\weinig\\00505882.pdf
> >>>>> but it seems to be very difficult replacing slashes.
> >>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated
> >>>> $var = "\\wusais\\Intranets\\Intranets\\fpdb\\pdf\\weinig\\00505882.pdf";
> >>>> echo strtr($var, array('\\' => '\\\\'));
> >>>> note that initially $var actually contains only single slashes, however
> >>>> you must write each slash twice because of php escaping rules.
> >>>> --
> >>>> gosha bine
> >>>> extended php parser ~http://code.google.com/p/pihipi
> >>>> blok ~http://www.tagarga.com/blok-Hidequoted text -
> >>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>> These file paths are coming from a database, they are all windows
> >>> paths and they reside on a company intranet so it is a "controlled"
> >>> environment. Every file path is structured just like \\wusais\Intranets
> >>> \Intranets\fpdb\pdf\weinig\00505882.pdf. For what I am trying to do, I
> >>> have to double up on all of the slashes which is really being a pain.
> >>> At this point, I believe I am going to try and explode the string to
> >>> remove all the slashes and then reassemble it with the correct number
> >>> of slashes.
> >> This doesn't matter where the string comes from. The code I posted above
>
> >> $var = strtr($var, array('\\' => '\\\\'));
>
> >> should work for the strings coming from the database as well.
>
> >> --
> >> gosha bine
>
> >> extended php parser ~http://code.google.com/p/pihipi
> >> blok ~http://www.tagarga.com/blok-Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > the code:
>
> > <?
> > $var = "\\wusais\Intranets\Intranets\fpdb\pdf\weinig\00505882.pdf";
> > echo strtr($var, array('\\' => '\\\\'));
> > ?>
>
> > produces this:
>
> > \\wusais\\Intranets\\Intranets\\fpdb\\pdf\\weinig 05882.pdf
>
> > close but the end is still killing me...
>
> That's because your starting string is NOT VALID! See my post above.
>
> Get the string from the database and try parsing it. You'll get a much
> different result.
>
> --
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> Jerry Stuckle
> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> jstuck...@attglobal.net
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My problem is that the string coming from the database as variable
with 2 slashes in the front and 1 slash between each directory. Once
the variable comes from the db, I am passing it on to a javascript. If
I pass the variable as is, the script will not work but if I double up
on the slashes everything works fine. So, I have to take the file path
that is coming out of the db and double up on the slashes. Using only
php, everything works fine with the slashes the way they are.

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