Re: Moving text data into variables

On Sunday 04 May 2003 04:34, Richard Kurth wrote: > Could somebody tell me way this stops at Corp Type: and how I can make > it process the whole file. I can not change the format of the text > string in any way but I need to move the data into variables. > > > $f = "Name: WILL PROVIDE, INC. Type: CorporationFile > Number:C17481-2221State: NEVADA Incorporated On: July 02, 2001Status: > Current list of officers on fileCorp Type: Non-profitResident Agent: > AMERICAN LEGAL SERVICES (Accepted)Address: 239 S. SIERRA STREET RENO > NV89501- President:ROBERT DOBYNS Address: 16843 FM 1314 CONROE TX77302- > Secretary:RICK PENNY Address: 23026 RED LEO SPRING TX77389- > Treasurer:DEBORAH PENNY Address: 23026 RED LEO SPRING TX77389-"; Try: // ugly, but your input data is gross too! $f = "Name: WILL PROVIDE, INC. Type: CorporationFile Number:C17481-2221State: NEVADA Incorporated On: July 02, 2001Status: Current list of officers on fileCorp Type: Non-profitResident Agent: AMERICAN LEGAL SERVICES (Accepted)Address: 239 S. SIERRA STREET RENO NV89501- President:ROBERT DOBYNS Address: 16843 FM 1314 CONROE TX77302- Secretary:RICK PENNY Address: 23026 RED LEO SPRING TX77389- Treasurer:DEBORAH PENNY Address: 23026 RED LEO SPRING TX77389-"; preg_match("/(Name:)(.*)(Type:)(.*)(File Number:)(.*)(State:)(.*)(Incorporated On:)(.*)(Status:)(.*)(Corp Type:)(.*)(Resident Agent:)(.*)(Address:)(.*)(President:)(.*)(Address:)(.*)(Secretary:)(.*)(Address:)(.*)(Treasurer:)(.*)(Address:)(.*)/", $f, $matches); print_r($matches); -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* How you look depends on where you go. */