problem getting data on the html table....

jetnet1 · 11-24-2008, 09:21 AM

hello everyone,im new in this site......

and im starting to study in web programming..

i have a little bit problem with the table and i dont know how?...
please help me....

this is my problem......

i want to get a data on the html table but i dont know how.....

example:
<table>
<tr>
<td><a>me</a></td>
</tr>
</table>

i want to get to me data so that i can filter it content
but i dont know how to get the data which is on the html table row....

$result = mysql_query("Select * from exer where field1='[i dont know how to get the data on the html table]");

please help me....

thank you in advance.........................

Tanax · 11-24-2008, 11:47 AM

My tip: Read the descriptions of the different forums so you know which one to post in, because this is totally in the wrong section.

Wildhoney · 11-24-2008, 06:55 PM

Whilst Tanax is right about this being in the wrong forum, let me at least have an attempt at answering your question. The small job of moving the thread elsewhere will take me a second at most, so don't worry about that at all!

To get that data in the table you're going to have to use regular expressions, something like the following should get you the "me" text. $szData is the item which contains the HTML table, and perhaps other information also.

php Code:

if (preg_match('~<td><a.*>(.+?)</a></td>~is', $szData, $aMatches))
{
    echo 'Text item = ' . $aMatches[1];
}

Please keep in mind, if the table item differs then the regular expression used here will also need to be modified to compensate for that.

Last of all, a warm welcome to TalkPHP! I hope this helps you.