Hello,

I am trying to create a php block that reads from a text file. I have the following code in lib-custom.php:

function phpblock_spamstats()
{
include 'test.txt';
$retval .= '
htmlasdf';
return $retval;

}

The block reads the file but the output is in the very top left corner of the browser window (above where the geeklog logo.gif displays) not in the block. The html displays properly in the block.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

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http://www.brokenspoke.ca
Have you broken your spoke today?

Im also having this problem, is there a way around it, im doing a include to a Pic of the day from a remote site. It puts the pic at the top left.

u can create new block and do what u want through the website... log in as admin n go to block.. there create a new block n insert calling function or what soever there.. u can also arrange ur block n where u want to put ur block.. it's easier there.. including putting a html, php function in it..

The problem appears when the PHP code is in a new block....

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http://www.brokenspoke.ca
Have you broken your spoke today?

Try echo instead of return

Hey you're in Victoria too!!

We should hook up for a coffee sometime talk geeklog.

It also depends on what's in the included file. If it's HTML or plain text, it would be displayed. PHP code would be executed. But that block should not display anything itself, it should return whatever it wants to be displayed and Geeklog will then display it (in the proper place).

bye, Dirk

The file is a very simple text file. The file was created on the linux system so there shouldn't be any EOL wierdness.

Any other ideas on where I could look or where I might have messed something up?

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http://www.brokenspoke.ca
Have you broken your spoke today?

Hello,

I am confronted with the same problem. here is how I solved it until I get an answer on why this is not working. I did

See my post above ...