Re: Regex Help

Check the PHP manual for preg_match() (http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php). I did play around with it a little bit, and I think I've got a starting point for you to work with. Try out this code and then play around with it to get the results you need. $matches[2][0] will hold the full line for Mayberry Mob. You could then just use the substr() function to pull the data from that line. The code is, as follows: $subject = " ===================================================== NF [1/21/04] E Race 11 Grade B [5-16] Going F

U Too Tipsy      60½ 2 1 1 1   1 1   1 ½      30.46   4.40  Held Firm Inside

Dream Away       62  8 2 3 2   3     2 ½      30.51   17.90 Up For Plc Mdtk

Pounce N Bounce  70  5 4 2 1   2     3 2      30.58   4.50  Held Show Inside

Oneco Conor      67½ 7 8 4 5   4     4 2      30.60   6.90  Evenly Inside

Krazy Kirk       70  4 3 6 7   5     5 5      30.79 * 1.90  Varied Little Mdtrk

Mayberry Mob     73½ 1 6 5 6   6     6 10     31.15   5.30  Never Prominent Ins

Jw Alley's Wish  60  3 7 8 9   7     7 10     31.17   6.50  No Factor Mdtrk

Rooftop Comet    56  6 5 7 8   8     8 19     31.79   21.80 Never In It Mdtk

======================================================== "; $pattern = "/\[(\d+\/\d+\/\d+|\d+\-\d+)\]|(Mayberry Mob.*)/"; if (preg_match_all($pattern, $subject, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER)) { print_r($matches); } else { echo "no match."; } Hope that helps! Karthikeyan wrote:

Sorry last time I forgot to put subject on my mail. So here I am putting appropriate subject and sending it. Hi All, Just wondering if somebody can help me with this small regex search. The information I wanted to capture is the one in the Square Bracket. i.e Date : 1/21/04, Race Type: 5-16, Dog Position: 6(Mayberry Mob) ===================================================== NF [1/21/04] E Race 11 Grade B [5-16] Going F

U Too Tipsy      60½ 2 1 1 1   1 1   1 ½      30.46   4.40  Held Firm Inside

Dream Away       62  8 2 3 2   3     2 ½      30.51   17.90 Up For Plc Mdtk

Pounce N Bounce  70  5 4 2 1   2     3 2      30.58   4.50  Held Show Inside

Oneco Conor      67½ 7 8 4 5   4     4 2      30.60   6.90  Evenly Inside

Krazy Kirk       70  4 3 6 7   5     5 5      30.79 * 1.90  Varied Little Mdtrk

[Mayberry Mob]     73½ 1 6 5 6   6     6 10     31.15   5.30  Never Prominent Ins

Jw Alley's Wish  60  3 7 8 9   7     7 10     31.17   6.50  No Factor Mdtrk

Rooftop Comet    56  6 5 7 8   8     8 19     31.79   21.80 Never In It Mdtk

======================================================== Looking forward to hear some response. Have a great day. Karthikeyan B