Re: regex match

On 19-Apr-2003 Jason k Larson wrote: > If all you need is the serial, and it's the only 10 digit number ... > > I changed it to this and it worked for me, on Linux (redhat). > > preg_match('/([0-9]{10})/',$result,$serial); > > I didn't have a FreeBSD box to test it on, but I'm pretty sure this > would still work, due to the serial being the only 10 digit number. > The serial number is any value the admin wants to put in. The 'best practice' is yyyymmddss (ss -rev number for that day), but not every admin follows it. Regards, -- Don Read dread@texas.net -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.