Instead of testing whether or not it is the first time through the loop every time why not just enter the loop after the first read? -----Original Message----- From: Gerardo Rojas [mailto:grojas@strategicinc.com] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:04 AM To: Herhuth, Ron; php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: RE: Looping problem I don't want to break from the loop. I want to loop the entire file. The problem is: the first time i find a match = i do nothing, append to array. the second, third, fourth, .... and so on = I write the array, clear it and append to it. -----Original Message----- From: Herhuth, Ron [mailto:Ron.Herhuth@tatumpartners.com] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:08 AM To: Gerardo Rojas Subject: Re: Looping problem Can't you just insert a "Break;" when condition are met? This will break out of the loop. Ron >From: Gerardo Rojas >To: php-windows@lists.php.net >Sent: 09/25/2003 10:04 AM >I'm looping through a file, parsing each line of text. I have a global array that i append each line to. When my criteria is met. I mark that line. This line will begin an array that I will later write out. After writing out the array I zap it and reuse it for the next time my criteria is met. The problem I'm having is the first time my criteria is met, I don't want to write out the array, only the subsequent times my criteria is met; do I want to write out the array. Any suggestions? > >---------------------- > >function parse_qnas($string, $path, $start_flag ) >{ > global $aNEW; > > $Pat1 = "Q"; > $Pat2 = "?"; > $aTmp = array(); > > $ret1 = gsr_match_case_sensitive($string, $Pat1); > $ret2 = gsr_match($string, $Pat2); > > if( $ret1 && $ret2 ) > { > if( $start_flag == false ) > { > echo "<P>First QnA found! Don't write array!"; > $start_flag = true; > } > > if( $start_flag == true ) > { > echo "<P>Second QnA found! Write array!"; > write_array( $aNEW ); > $aNEW = zero_array( $aNEW ); > } > } > > $aNEW[] = $string; > > return; >} > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
