Re: function right on PHP3, wrong on PHP4

>I greated this function: > >function is_numb($val,$min,$max){ > if($res = ereg("[0-9]{$min,$max}",$val)){return $val;}else{return >false;} >} > >and with PHP3 works correctly, while instead with PHP4 it generates the >following error: I think you'll find this is due to one of the documented differences between PHP3 and PHP4. Here's a quote from the documents on the PHP site: The following letter combination is not supported within encapsulated strings: "{$". If you have a string that includes this letter combination, for example, print "{$somevar"; (which printed the letter { and the contents of the variable $somevar in PHP 3.0), it will result in a parse error under Zend. In this case, you would have to change the code to print "\{$somevar"; This incompatability is due to the full variable reference within quoted strings feature added in Zend. Your expression includes the {$ sequence. Try changing the code as described above and see if it works for you. - Regards Nick Talbott IT Policy and Strategy Manager, Powys County Council, UK email nickt@powys.gov.uk FAX +44 (0) 1597 824781 web http://www.powys.gov.uk and http://www.powysweb.co.uk