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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers access each character in a string Post 302233603 by f_o_555 on Monday 8th of September 2008 06:01:52 AM
Old 09-08-2008
Thank you for the reply.

I get a sytax error like this:
although i' m using bash it seems that substr

expr: syntax error
 

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HW_GETOBJECT(3) 							 1							   HW_GETOBJECT(3)

hw_GetObject - Object record

SYNOPSIS
mixed hw_getobject (int $connection, mixed $objectID, [string $query]) DESCRIPTION
Gets an object record. If the second parameter is an array of integer the function will PARAMETERS
o $connection - The connection identifier. o $objectID - The object identifier, or an array of identifiers. o $query - The query string has the following syntax: <expr> ::= "(" <expr> ")" | "!" &lt;expr> | /* NOT */ <expr> "||" <expr> | /* OR */ <expr> "&amp;&amp;" <expr> | /* AND */ <attribute> <operator> <value> <attribute> ::= /* any attribute name (Title, Author, DocumentType ...) */ <operator> ::= "=" | /* equal */ "<" | /* less than (string compare) */ ">" | /* greater than (string compare) */ "~" /* regular expression matching */ RETURN VALUES
Returns the object record for the given object ID if the second parameter is an integer. If the second parameter is an array of integer the function will return an array of object records. In such a case the last parameter is also evaluated which is a query string. SEE ALSO
hw_getandlock(3), hw_getobjectbyquery(3). PHP Documentation Group HW_GETOBJECT(3)
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