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On 12/9/2011 7:32 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 12/9/2011 6:55 AM, Denis McMahon wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:51:56 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>
>>> OK, guys, I'll be the first to admit my regex knowledge is more than
>>> limited. And I've never used ereg().
>>>
>>> So, I need to convert the following ereg() call in some code I'm
>>> modifying to a preg() call. Can someone please tell me what the ereg()
>>> does and the equivalent preg()?
>>>
>>> if (ereg("(error</b>:)(.+)(<br)", $buffer, $regs))
>>
>> Hmmm
>>
>> By comparing the manual for the two functions:
>>
>> ereg returns false or 0 if no matches depending on the presence of the
>> third parameter, or the length of the matched string (which it puts in
>> $regs[0])
>>
>
> Hi, Denis,
>
> Unfortunately, it's more than that. preg() uses posix regex syntax,
> ereg() uses something else. That's my problem; I don't know the
> differences.
>
> If I know what I'm looking for, I can generally fumble around and get a
> regex that works (as long as it's not too complicated). But this is in a
> generic error handler, and not understanding the ereg() syntax I'm not
> exactly positive what it's looking for.
>

Whoops - said that backwards.  ereg() uses posix syntax, preg() uses 
something else.

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regex help Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-12-08 22:51 -0500
  Re: regex help Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-12-09 11:55 +0000
    Re: regex help Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-12-09 07:32 -0500
      Re: regex help Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-12-09 07:51 -0500
  Re: regex help Kim André Akerø <kimandre@nospambetadome.com> - 2011-12-09 14:16 +0100
    Re: regex help Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-12-09 21:51 -0500
  Re: regex help Curtis Dyer <dyer85@gmail.com> - 2011-12-10 04:25 +0000
    Re: regex help Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2011-12-10 10:01 +0000

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