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Re: part 2 - file exists not working [message #182876 is a reply to message #182875] Mon, 23 September 2013 14:17 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Tim Streater is currently offline  Tim Streater
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In article <6tzjiffjaqy6(dot)1rfg283mi0q9m(dot)dlg(at)40tude(dot)net>,
richard <noreply(at)example(dot)com> wrote:

> I am attempting to show a play button when the file actually exists.
>
> This does pass the test the way it should, however, my test for display
> does not.
>
> How should I test to make sure a button shows when the file is there and
> show nothing when it isn't?
>
>
>
> $number=1;
>
> echo '<table border="1">';
> echo "<tr><th>Rank</th><th>Charted -
> Artist</th><th>Play</th><th>Flipside</th><th>Label</th><th>First
> Week</th><th>Peak</th><th>Weeks On Chart</th></tr>";
>
> while ($number<=100){
> $result = mysql_query("SELECT atitle,btitle,artist,label,avid,bvid FROM
> A$year WHERE id = $number");
> if (!$result) { echo 'Could not run query: ' . mysql_error(); exit; }
> $info = mysql_fetch_row($result);
>
> $go="";
> $asong=$info[4];
> $filename = 'audio/'.$year.'/'.$asong.'.mp3';
>
> if (file_exists($filename)) {$go="go";}
> else { $go="stop";}
>
> echo "<tr>";
> echo "<td class='rank'>$number</td>";
> echo "<td class='atd'><div class='aname'>$info[0]</div><br/>$info[2]</td>";
> echo "<td>";
> if ($go="go") {echo "x";}

== not =

> echo "<a href=\"http://mroldies.net/player.php?year=$year&amp;nid=$number\"
> rel='ajaxpanel' data-loadtype='iframe'><img
> src='http://mroldies.net/playbutton2.gif'></a>";
> echo "</td>";
> echo "<td class='atd'>$info[1]</td>";
> echo "<td class='btd'>$info[3]</td>";
> echo "</tr>\n";
>
> $number++;
> }
>
> echo '</table>';

One thing I learnt 40 years ago is that a shitty layout makes it a lot
harder to spot errors.

--
Tim

"That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689
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