Randomly Shuffle a text file???

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Randomly Shuffle a text file???

« on: September 10, 2005, 03:46:26 AM »

Didn't know where else to put this. I have a text file with 176 lines of text. I need the lines of text shuffled into a random order. Doesn't really matter to me how it gets done. Just so long as I can either input text into a field and have it shuffle it. Or have a script/program shuffle the text file.


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Re: Randomly Shuffle a text file???

« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2005, 06:31:23 AM »

i dont understand what you mean p0tter?

i have a small php script that used to randomly pull random quotes from a text file, each line was a new quote, would that help?

+ where have you been of late?


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Re: Randomly Shuffle a text file???

« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2005, 11:30:45 AM »

Code:

$data = file('file.txt');
shuffle($data);
$newdata = implode("", $data);
$fp = fopen('file.txt', 'w');
fwrite($fp, $newdata);
fclose($fp);

Make sure there is a new line at the end of the input file.


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Re: Randomly Shuffle a text file???

« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2005, 03:16:14 PM »

Quote from: Nibbler on September 10, 2005, 11:30:45 AM

Code:

$data = file('file.txt');
shuffle($data);
$newdata = implode("", $data);
$fp = fopen('file.txt', 'w');
fwrite($fp, $newdata);
fclose($fp);

Make sure there is a new line at the end of the input file.

Thanks man. Worked perfectly.

Quote from: Garvey on September 10, 2005, 06:31:23 AM

+ where have you been of late?

Just busy busy busy. Smile


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