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Mar 27th, 2003, 06:09 AM
New to VB 6

Wildcards *

Is there any way to find out what is in a string by using wildcards?

Example:
find out what is in bgcolor by using wildcards.

bgcolor="*" would produce bgcolor="#FF00F1" or any of the other possable combo's of colors. like bgcolor=("black", "white", "red", etc.) or bgcolor=("#000000", "#FFFFFF", "#FF0000", etc.)
Mar 27th, 2003, 07:58 AM
si_the_geek

You can use the LIKE operator in vb code, check out help for details ;)
Mar 27th, 2003, 11:25 AM
The Hobo

Quote:

Originally posted by si_the_geek
You can use the LIKE operator in vb code, check out help for details ;)

I think he might be doing this in PHP, not VB...
Mar 27th, 2003, 07:28 PM
New to VB 6

yes I am trying to do this in php
Mar 28th, 2003, 04:43 AM
si_the_geek

oops.. I really should check the forum that questions are in... :rolleyes:
Mar 28th, 2003, 11:26 AM
The Hobo

Quote:

Originally posted by New to VB 6
yes I am trying to do this in php

Your question confuses me.

Do you have text such as:

Code:

bgcolor=("#000000", "#FFFFFF", "#FF0000", etc.) -or- bgcolor="#000000"

and want to put the colors in an array?
Apr 1st, 2003, 09:45 PM
New to VB 6

bgcolor=("#000000", "#FFFFFF", "#FF0000", etc.) is just an example of the various color codes

I just want to find out what is between the " " (quotes) i.e. #FFFFFF or any of the other million of color codes since I do not know what the color code will be whether it is as simple as RED or complex as skyblue or just the standard 7 char. color code like #FFFFFF or #FF0000. I'm just hoping for some all-purpous string of code that will find the color whether it's 1 char. long or 100 chars. long.

Hense the bgcolor="*"

I can do it if I put 256 million if and else statments in but that would make the PHP page about 10 Mb in size and would take forever to load.
Apr 2nd, 2003, 10:36 AM
PunkRockNeil

You could use regular expressions?
Apr 2nd, 2003, 02:57 PM
The Hobo

Quote:

Originally posted by PunkRockNeil
You could use regular expressions?

If you've ever used regular expressions before, you know just saying "you could use regular expressions" isn't going to help him at all if he has never used them himself. :rolleyes:
Apr 4th, 2003, 04:00 PM
phpman

10Mb?? that is nothing. Progtom had a 1 TB file in php. :D LOL

but anyway. what do you mean by wild card? how is the string layed out?

Quote:

bgcolor="*" would produce bgcolor="#FF00F1" or any of the other possable combo's of colors. like bgcolor=("black", "white", "red", etc.) or bgcolor=("#000000", "#FFFFFF", "#FF0000", etc.)

that is totally confusing

the * will produce nothing