On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 07:36 -0700, Jim Lucas wrote:
> Mert Oztekin wrote:
> > Output buffering will do it.
> >
> > Also I am not sure but did you try retrieving content with fopen() ?
> >
> > Something like
> >
> > $file = 'invoicetable_bottom.php';
> > fopen("http://yoursite.com/folder/$file","r";);
> >
> > http://tr.php.net/function.fopen
> >
> > worth trying. Easier than output buffering
> >
>
> This would not work. fopen would open the file for read. What you would be
> reading is the actual source of the document. Not the data the script would
> output when ran.
>
> The ob_* functions are the only way that I know of to do what you are asking
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Puiu Hrenciuc [mailto:hpuiu@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:36 PM
> > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: How to take output from an include, and embed it into a variable?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > The simplest way (actually the single way I know :) ) would be to
> > capture the output using output buffering functions, something like this:
> >
> > // start output buffering
> > ob_start();
> >
> > // include the file that generates the HTML (or whatever content)
> > include "....";
> >
> > // get output buffer content
> > $output=ob_get_contents();
> >
> > // clean output buffer and stop buffering
> > ob_end_clean();
> >
> > // the content generated in the included file is now in $output variable
> > // use it as you consider fit
> > .........
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Puiu
> >
> >
> > Rob Gould wrote:
> >> I have an invoice table that is drawn on a number of pages, so I have
> >> all the logic in an include-file like this:
> >>
> >> include "invoicetable_bottom.php";
> >>
> >>
> >> However, now I'm needing to take the output from that include file and
> >> pass it as an email. To do that, I need to somehow take the output from
> >> this include file and get it into a variable somehow. Is there a simple
> >> way to do this?
> >>
> >> Something like: $emailtcontent = include "invoicetable_bottom.php"?
> >
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>
That's just crazy talk. If you use fopen on a web URL, then it will
always return the output the script generates. That's how http works!
Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
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