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Re: SOLVED: Re: preg_match() oddities and question

From Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.php
Subject Re: SOLVED: Re: preg_match() oddities and question
Date 2011-11-25 18:55 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <jap9ti$onj$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <mr-5B96D1.12212022112011@News.Individual.NET> <mr-4B661B.10320625112011@News.Individual.NET>

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On 11/25/2011 4:32 AM, Sandman wrote:
> In article<mr-5B96D1.12212022112011@News.Individual.NET>,
>   Sandman<mr@sandman.net>  wrote:
>
>> So I have this regexp:
>>
>> if (preg_match("/^(.*?)\s*(\d*?)\s*([A-Z,a-z,-]*?)$/", $search, $m)){
>>      $streetname = uc_words($m[1]);
>>      $streetnumber = trim($m[2]);
>>      $streetletter = strtoupper($m[3]);
>>      $search = trim($streetname . SPACE . $streetnumber .
>> $streetletter);
>> }
>
> It's funny how asking for help on the net works. Being an "oldie" I
> usually turn to IRC first, mostly because it's the most direct medium,
> knowledgable people may be online right there and then.
>
> My next option usually is USENET, because I like the format and it's a
> lot like mail.
>
> But I think I need to change all of that thinking. The last few years
> I've gotten the most effective help from sites such as stackoverflow,
> really.
>
> So with my problem above, I didn't find any regexp wizard online on
> IRC so I came here asking it, using examples. That was two days ago. I
> recived plenty of responses, some really helpful, some not so much. I
> wouldn't expect immediate help and salvation from CLP really, but it's
> not totally uncommon for people to at least wanting to help in some
> way.
>
> Since most replies were about the in-data or the database being
> incorrect in the first place, instead of just focusing on the actual
> question asked, I turned to stackoverflow. I posted a question today
> at 10 am
>
> At 10:19am, I got a clean cut, no frills solution to my actual problem:
>
> preg_match("/([a-zA-Z ]+) ?([0-9]+)? ?([a-zA-Z]+)?/"...)
>
> That captures *all* my examples in the OP, and formats it *exactly*
> like I wanted to.
>
> I'm not trying to disrespect anyone here, but there is a bit too much
> "elitism" and "You're doing it wrong" mentality here, and have always
> been. And some times it's justified, when pure newbies come here and
> asks how to create a guestbook in php. But it seems this mentality
> spills over to posters like me that aren't newbies but still need help.
>
> I've been in this group for about ten years:
>
> <http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?show=more&enc_user=YhtCLA4AAAB
> X2xnmqiyRi8RpNstwOyTw&group=comp.lang.php>
>
> But I'm proficient enough in PHP that I don't post all that often
> about needing help so I'm not a "regular" here and probably easily
> mistaken for a newbie.
>
> See this as a pleed to think beyond your own preconceptions about the
> proficiency of a poster, you know the entire "innocent until proven
> guilty" :)
>
> Or, just ignore it altogether. I got my solution so I'm happy either
> way :)
>
>

Look at who most of your answers were from - TNP and "Pointed Head".

Both known trolls in this newsgroup.

I would have tried to help, but I'm not that great in regex's myself. 
Normally I try to find other ways of solving my problem.  Usually I can 
do so.

Please don't condemn usenet because of a couple of well-known trolls.

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jstucklex@attglobal.net
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preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-22 12:21 +0100
  Re: preg_match() oddities and question The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-22 11:26 +0000
    Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-22 12:36 +0100
    Re: preg_match() oddities and question Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-22 07:22 -0500
  Re: preg_match() oddities and question tony@mountifield.org (Tony Mountifield) - 2011-11-22 11:47 +0000
    Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-22 13:12 +0100
  Re: preg_match() oddities and question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-22 13:30 +0100
    Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-22 13:55 +0100
      Re: preg_match() oddities and question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-22 17:56 +0100
        Re: preg_match() oddities and question The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-22 17:30 +0000
          Re: preg_match() oddities and question "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2011-11-22 17:20 -0600
            Re: preg_match() oddities and question The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-22 23:59 +0000
            Re: preg_match() oddities and question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-23 01:59 +0100
              Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-23 09:58 +0100
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-23 22:02 +0100
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-24 08:20 +0100
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 12:55 +0000
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-25 09:36 +0100
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-24 22:41 +0100
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-25 09:26 +0100
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-25 15:44 +0100
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-25 16:34 +0100
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-25 23:23 +0100
              Re: preg_match() oddities and question The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-23 09:35 +0000
        Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-23 09:55 +0100
          Re: preg_match() oddities and question "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2011-11-23 07:53 -0600
            Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-23 19:01 +0100
              Re: preg_match() oddities and question The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-23 18:54 +0000
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-23 20:23 +0100
              Re: preg_match() oddities and question "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2011-11-23 12:58 -0600
                Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-24 08:28 +0100
  SOLVED: Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-25 10:32 +0100
    Re: SOLVED: Re: preg_match() oddities and question Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-11-25 18:55 -0500
      Re: SOLVED: Re: preg_match() oddities and question Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2011-11-26 11:21 +0100

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