RE: [PHP] regex

Oh, of course: $result = preg_replace( $p , $r , $s ) ; But you have probably already figured that. At 01:28 13.1. 2001, Cynic wrote the following: -------------------------------------------------------------- >try this: > >$s = file( 'mylisting.txt' ); >$r = "\\1\t\\2\t\\3" ; >$p = '~^(.*)\040+(?=\d)(\d+-\d+)(?<=\d)\040+(.*)$~Ui' ; > >you might want to limit the possible appearance of the phone >numbers more strictly. > >At 00:44 13.1. 2001, Jerry Lake wrote the following: >-------------------------------------------------------------- >>Bolgrihn Michael 555-5566 142 Hillyer St Oxford >>Bollenbach Gary V 555-5078 315 Freedom Rd Oxford >>Bonaguidi Daniel 555-5155 N4663 10th Av Montello >>Bonnett Agatha & John 555-5363 547 Fawn Ct Oxford >>Bonnett Bernard & Norma 555-4360 116 E Ormsby St Oxford >>Bonnett Bob & Eleanor 555-5627 527 Fern Av Oxford >> >>Here is a sample from the listing there are numbers in the address >>as well. >>$NewString = ereg_replace("([[:alpha:]]+) ", "\\1".",", >>$test); >>that works to an extent, except that it adds the comma after >>every word that is followed by one space and not just the first occurance >> >>Jerry Lake >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Cynic [mailto:cynic@mail.cz] >>Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:41 PM >>To: Jerry Lake; php-general@lists.php.net >>Subject: RE: [PHP] regex >> >> >>looks like you need to find all the spaces _before_ the _first_ >>digit on the row, and _after_ the _last_ digit on the row. >>does that fit your data? are there no other numbers than the >>telephone ones? >> >>At 00:29 13.1. 2001, Jerry Lake wrote the following: >>-------------------------------------------------------------- >>>I have a small phone directory >>>bust the name listings are combined >>>for example >>>Schwartz Bob & Amelia 555-1212 Oxford >>>Scirkin Bill 555-1213 Brooks >>> >>>I need to add a tab or a comma after the >>>lastname so I can have as a separate field >>>when I dump it into MySQL and there is about >>>3500 records and I'd hate to have to do it by hand >>>any ideas? >>> >>>Jerry Lake - jerryl@-remove-europa.com >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Cynic [mailto:cynic@mail.cz] >>>Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:25 PM >>>To: Jerry Lake; php-general@lists.php.net >>>Subject: RE: [PHP] regex >>> >>> >>>depends. is the set of strings preceeding the space limited >>>and known, or is it something like [^abc]{3,12} ? >>> >>> >>>At 00:13 13.1. 2001, Jerry Lake wrote the following: >>>-------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>and how would I go about that? >>>> >>>>Jerry Lake >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Cynic [mailto:cynic@mail.cz] >>>>Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:10 PM >>>>To: Jerry Lake; php-general@lists.php.net >>>>Subject: Re: [PHP] regex >>>> >>>> >>>>yes >>>> >>>>At 23:54 12.1. 2001, Jerry Lake wrote the following: >>>>-------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>is it possible with regex to >>>>>change one or more text characters >>>>>followed by a space into the same >>>>>characters followed by a tab? >>>>> >>>>>Jerry Lake >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >>>>>For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >>>>>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >>>>------end of quote------ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>____________________________________________________________ >>>>Cynic: >>>> >>>>A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught >>>>that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is >>>>the essential part of virtue. >>>> >>>>cynic@mail.cz >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >>>>For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >>>>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >>>------end of quote------ >>> >>> >>> >>>____________________________________________________________ >>>Cynic: >>> >>>A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught >>>that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is >>>the essential part of virtue. >>> >>>cynic@mail.cz >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >>>For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >>>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >>>For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >>>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >>------end of quote------ >> >> >> >>____________________________________________________________ >>Cynic: >> >>A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught >>that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is >>the essential part of virtue. >> >>cynic@mail.cz >> >> >> >> >>-- >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >>For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >------end of quote------ > > > >____________________________________________________________ >Cynic: > >A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught >that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is >the essential part of virtue. > >cynic@mail.cz > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net ------end of quote------ ____________________________________________________________ Cynic: A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is the essential part of virtue. cynic@mail.cz