format variable & passing to PHP

[whispers]

ok..normally I would be formatting my data/vars BEFORE I send them to PHP
(adding my text for formatting...for this example.I am ONLY focusing on the ".txt" part for the file name)

as such:

sendBuild.frameData = "&frameData="+frameData;
sendBuild.tankData = "&tankData="+tankData;
sendBuild.newFileName = newFileName+".txt";

and then in the PHP script..like so:

$newFileName=$_POST["newFileName"];
$frameData=$_POST["frameData"];
$tankData=$_POST["tankData"]; 

and then:

$fp = fopen ("$newFileName", "w+"); 

for what file to "CREATE"...


HOWEVER, I need to know how to format (add the ".txt" suffix) to the "newFileName" var on the PHP side..before it goes the:

$fp = fopen ("$newFileName", "w+"); 

line...


I guess somethign like this:

$newFileName=$_POST["newFileName"+.txt]; 

Sorry..this is probably easy..but I dont knwo PHP...

thanks

[Smilev]

 $newFileName=$_POST["newFileName"] . ".txt" ; 

[whispers]

thank you.....I will try this ASAP...

so I can still continue to use my open command the same?

 $fp = fopen ("$newFileName", "w+"); 

..or does that need to be altered as to pass in the ".txt" as well?

thanks again

[Smilev]

yes, you can proceed with your code as is. After that bit of code the $newFileName variable now holds the whole file name with the appended extension.

[whispers]

hmm...I guess that is NOT delivering the outcome backto me the way I want..(basically I want the value of newFileName ....BACK to flash (as their ID#) but without the .txt extention... so goes to PHP as 1234656 (newFileName)..I add the .txt extension... (which everything worked as you said...thanks).. but when I echo it back.. I need to drop the .txt entension.. (if that makes sense)

so when they come back..they enter 123456 and not 123456.txt

so can I NOT do what we outlined above..and ONLY add the .txt to the fopen action? still leaving the newFileName value as 123456??


thanks

[Smilev]

$newFileName=$_POST["newFileName"];
$temp= $newFileName . ".txt";
$fp = fopen ("$temp" , "w+"); 

So you have to echo back the $newFileName which is unchnaged.

[whispers]

DUH!!!!... I feel rather silly. LOL.. thanks! lol...