Can't you just use the eval <http://nl2.php.net/eval> function, and parse the code from the include file in it? .. or is there something I'm missing here? 2009/9/25 Carl Furst <cfurst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Jim Lucas wrote: > >> Ashley Sheridan wrote: >> >> >>> 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"? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> 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! >>> >>> >>> >> >> Sorry, my bad. Ash is correct, the method that is suggested will work. >> But you >> will need to enable options in your php.ini that are not on by default for >> security reasons, plus as Ben points out, you will need to filter out the >> scruff >> that is generated to capture just the data output from your include. >> >> Mind you that all of this also requires that the file that you are >> including is >> accessible via the web. It could be in a folder that is not web >> accessible. >> >> Sorry for the initial confusion! >> >> >> >>> Thanks, >>> Ash >>> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > Do you have php configured to compile files? Why not just backtick the php > -f command?? > > <? > > $cmd = *escapeshellcmd*("/full/path/to/php -f $file"); > $email_output = `$cmd`; > > # do something with $email_output > > ?> > > Seems easier than a whole http call.. can be risky if the $file variable > can be set by user input (big no no), but other than that.. seeems the > simplest. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
