RE: [PHP] Remove cahracters in string

I second that, it makes logical sense but how would you do that programmatically? .. but.. what if you dont know what you have to compare to that long string(ttttttttPhiladelphiaFirstadate05Oct2004tttttttt)? there has to be some sort of criteria to which the "string to be found" can be seperated from the whole string, ie: position, case, length, etc... perhaps Mike if you gave us an exact example then we could give you a definite answer and not base our answers on hypothetical situations. hope this helps Angelo -----Original Message----- From: John W. Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:41 AM To: Mike Mapsnac Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] Remove cahracters in string Mike Mapsnac wrote: > I search on php.net and couldn't find the function. I need a function > that will remove characters in the string until it reached the pattern > and remove characters in the string after another pattern. > > The program reads huge file, and remove unnessary data. > So I need to remove characters before and after the line. Wouldn't it be smarter to match the pattern into a new string and ignore the rest?? -- ---John Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E/ php|architect: The Magazine for PHP Professionals – www.phparch.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer This e-mail transmission contains confidential information, which is the property of the sender. The information in this e-mail or attachments thereto is intended for the attention and use only of the addressee. Should you have received this e-mail in error, please delete and destroy it and any attachments thereto immediately. Under no circumstances will the Cape Technikon or the sender of this e-mail be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages for any use of this e-mail. For the detailed e-mail disclaimer please refer to http://www.ctech.ac.za/polic or call +27 (0)21 460 3911