Posted by Marlin Unruh on 09/30/00 11:33

I have hundreds of CAD drawing files in binary format. Using the
strpos() function I can query embedded ASCII info from the CAD files. I
display the queried info along with an anchor element to the CAD file in
the web browser using a php script. Thus I can give the drawings
arbitrary file names but find the file I am looking for from the
description in the drawings title block. I can handle that aspect of
the project all right, the question is how to handle the directories. If
I create an anchor to the directories it drops out of the script and use
the browsers file viewing functionality. I think what I need is for the
php script to call itself and pass the name of the new directory so the
new directory can be queried and displayed.

Can I use an anchor element to pass info back to the self same php
script? If so how? I can't seem to find my way though this aspect of the
project.

Point me to a tutorial, give me a clue, or let me struggle on.

Thanks
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Regards,
Marlin Unruh
Sunco Systems Inc.
(308) 326-4400

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