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Extracting data / complex text file format
PHP Revision example from a Well House Consultants training course
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Source code: nibs.php Module: H300
<?php
/* This is a straightforward PHP script that extracts data from
a block of text and reformats it. The data provided is something
of a mess, in that it's an exported file from a graphic are
program, but never the less it contains all the pertinant data and
we can extract what we need! */
$info = <<<DONE
Food, Drink, Accommodation
Restaurant, Café (*also takeaway)
Art House Café H 100
Ashers Café C 101
Cornerstone Café k 102
Hungry Jacks Avonside
Lee's Chinese* 103
Lee's Palace* (also delivers) B 104
McDonald's* 105
Melksham Tandoori * c 106
Refa Tandoori * k 107
Square Café b 108
Subway* 109
Sultan, The* B 110
Waney Edge Café Berryfield
Takeaway (*delivers)
Acropolis* c 120
Baguette Bar C 121
Chick-O-Land h 122
Chicken Hut* b 123
Cinnamon* C 125
Fisheries, The b 126
Forest Fish Bar Forest
Golden Falls Chinese Takeaway* k 128
Happy Valley Fish & Chips Bowerhill
Kebab House* b 129
King's Gourmet* k 130
Lee's Fish & Chips 131
Peking Chef* b 132
Pub, Nightclub (*with accommodation)
Bear, The B 140
Bud's Bar B 141
Forester's Arms Forest
Grapes, The B 142
Kings Arms* H 143
New Inn Berryfield
Parson's Nose, The C 148
Pig & Whistle, The Forest
Pilot, The Bowerhill
Tavern, The H 145
Unicorn, The 146
West End Inn 147
Accommodation (*with restaurant)
Antonia House Berryfield
Bowden House 165
Beechfield House* 164
Conigre Hotel & Restaurant* 161
Long Hope Guest House 166
Spa B&B, The 167
Well House Manor 163
Grocery, Bakery, Butcher (*with café)
Aldi 170
Co-op Queensway & Forest
I. D. Newman Butchers c 172
Iceland C 173
Jones Convenience Stores Forest
Jones Day & Night 180
Lidl 174
Lovejoys Foodstore B 175
Old Bakery, The* C 176
One Stop Bowerhill
Premier Post Office & Store Bowerhill
S K Fruits C 177
Sainsburys B 178
Somerfield b 179
Petrol Station (*open 24 hours)
BP 190
Bonjour/Total* 194
Edwards Garages 191
Stop & Shop/Murco Forest
Spar Texaco 193
General Retail and Fashion
Department Store
Original Factory Shop, The k 200
Leekes 201
Car Sales/Hire
Audi VW Cars Bowerhill
Auto Tech Motor Engineers 204
Keith Lye Bowerhill
Mitsubishi Motors 205
Semington Cars of Melksham 206
TJ Self Private HIre 207
Victoria Motors 208
Antiques
Alan & Iris Jaffray Antiques H 210
Dan Antiques Avonside
King Street Curios k 211
Polly's Parlour k 212
Gifts, Toys
Gifts Galore c 223
Samovar Gift Shop k 224
Toy Shop, The b 225
Furnishings
Bedland Bowerhill
First Choice Beds Avonside
HPS Lounge Suites 226
Electronics and Appliances
Amber Home Appliance Centre c 230
Apollo Light & Sound Avonside
BHCS Computer Services b 233
Compu Hut b 231
Lighting Superstore Avonside
Melksham Gas & Electrical k 232
Melksham Satellites Avonside
Clothing, Shoes, Accessories
Baby World Berryfield
Cobblers Bench Shoe Repair B 240
Helen Passmore h 242
Inspired h 246
Marjo Fashions B 243
Peacocks b 244
Upper Cut Clothing C 241
West Country Jewellers h 245
Charity Shop
Cats Action Trust B 250
Dorothy House c 251
Sue Ryder h 252
Tenovus b 253
Stationer, Newsagent, Tobacconist
Business2Exchange Bowerhill
Card and News Centre B 260
Castles Newsagents k 261
Clinton Cards C 262
D.A.C. Stationery b 263
Newsbox C 264
Bath Road Store 265
Decorating, Interiors, DIY
Artisan Hire Centre Bowerhill
Buildbase Bowerhill
Carpet Barn b 270
County Glass and Glazing Avonside
County Tile Warehouse Avonside
Falcon Interiors 273
Melksham Kitchen & Appliance B 274
Pearces of Melksham c 275
Pine Plus 278
Plumbstop 277
Tile & Bathroom Centre B 276
Universal Tool Hire Bowerhill
Garden, Florists
Flower Care C 280
Flowers in Focus b 281
Greenlands Fencing & Patio Ctr 282
Timber Track Sheds 283
Other
K. M. Military k 290
Marks Musical Instruments B 291
Pound World C 292
Sewing Basket c 293
What the Dickens Bookshop c 294
Professional Services
Banks, Finance and Insurance
Barclays b 300
Baron Martin C 306
Halifax h 301
Heywoods Insurance c 309
Heywoods Commercial Ins c 310
HSBC C 302
IMI General Insurance Services B 311
Lloyds TSB h 303
Mortgage Advice Bureau H 307
Nationwide C 308
NatWest B 304
Stroud & Swindon C 305
Estate Agent
CS Property K 326
Hames & Joy B 320
Jayson Kent H 322
Kavanaghs C 323
Kingstons h 324
Lock & Key Ind Estate Agents C 325
Employment
Bailey Employment Services K 330
Staffwise Recruitment H 331
West Country Educational Agy C 332
Photography
Andy York Photography b 340
BC Photographic c 341
Funeral Directors
D. J. Bewley b 350
H. Merrett Funeral Directors c 351
Other Services
Forest Laundrette Forest
In Tune Music School C 362
Lock It Shop b 360
Melksham Independant News H 367
South of Heaven Tattoo c 363
Thomas Cook Travel C 364
Tourist Information Centre c 365
West County Cleaners C 366
Health & Beauty
Personal Healthcare (*has pharmacy)
Anthony Day Dental Surgery K 407
Boots* C 400
Chinese Medical Centre h 401
Giffords P.C.C.* 405
Gompels* b 402
Market Place Dental Practice H 408
Regency Dental Practice K 409
St. Damian's Surgery* 406
Spa Medical Centre* 404
Superdrug B 403
Opticians
Buy Specs Direct B 410
Haine and Smith C 411
Nixon and Shaw h 412
SpecSavers b 413
Salon, Barber Shop, Spa
Barber Shop, The b 420
Shavers c 421
Clarkies B 422
G. Hatto K 423
Glow K 424
Hairtek b 425
Just Beauty Plus b 426
Just for Men Unisex k 427
Just Nails/Sunseekers Tanning B 428
Libra Hair Salon B 429
M & H Hair Studio B 430
Robert Michaels Hair Team B 431
Scissors Forest
Studio Two c 432
Tops Hair Salon h 433
Works, The b 434
Pets
Beeches Veterinary Centre 504
Church Lane Veterinary Srgy Forest
Countrywide 510
Critters H 501
Hale Veterinary Group B 502
Petstown B 500
Rainbow Koi Avonside
Exotic Pet Centre, The C 503
Leisure
Entertainment
Blockbuster k 600
Gaming Galore b 601
Fitness
Curves Gym Avonside
Fitness First Gym Avonside
Scott's Gym Avonside
Sporting Goods
Avon Angling & Sports b 613
Bob Missen Bike Shop h 610
DJ's Sports Shop b 611
Melksham Cycles Centre 612
Tackle Shop Avonside
Sport, Leisure/Social Centre
Boomerang Bowerhill
Christie Miller Sports Centre Bowerhill
Diving Zone Avonside
Melksham Blue Pool H 620
Wilts School of Gymnastics Bowerhill
Betting
Backhouse Bet K 630
Regency Amusements C 631
William Hill b 632
DONE;
// ---------------- go through the data line by line
$records = explode("\n",$info);
$err = 0;
foreach ($records as $record) {
// get rid of trailing tabs
$tdr = trim($record);
// change accent characters
$tdr = preg_replace('/Ã./','é',$tdr);
$els = explode("\t",$tdr);
// Look at each line in turn
if (ereg("^ ",$record)) { # MAIN HEADER
$html .= "<tr><td colspan=3><h2><br>$tdr</h2></td></tr>\n";
}
elseif (count($els) == 1) { # SUB HEAD
$html .= "<tr><td colspan=3><h4><br>$tdr</h4></td></tr>\n";
}
elseif (count($els) == 2 and ereg("^[1-9]",$els[1])) {
# OUT OF TOWN LOCATION on map
$html .= "<tr><td>$els[0]</td>";
$html .= "<td colspan=2>$els[1]</td></tr>\n";
}
elseif (count($els) == 2) { # OUT OF TOWN LOCATION not on map
$html .= "<tr><td>$els[0]</td>";
$html .= "<td colspan=2>at $els[1]</td></tr>\n";
}
elseif (count($els) == 3) { # IN TOWN LOCATION
$zone = strtoupper($els[1]);
$html .= "<tr><td>$els[0]</td>";
$html .= "<td>$zone</td>";
$html .= "<td>$els[2]</td></tr>\n";
}
else { # ERROR
$html .= "<tr><td colspan=3>******</td></tr>\n";
$err = 1;
}
}
// ----------------------------------------------------------
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Melksham Businesses - from Retail Business Map</title>
<body>
This is a list of Melksham businesses who are open for customers and can
usually be visited without an appointment.<br><br>
The locations shown are on the
<a href=http://www.wellho.net/downloads/melkshammap.pdf>Melksham
Town Map</a>.<hr>
<table cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2>
<?= $html ?>
</table><br>
Produced by Well House Consultants.
</body>
</html>
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