Re: Is it possible to parse a variable by character?

Oops, noticed a small impossibility error: TEST.file.#####.txt should be converted to sean.coyle..txt Should read TEST.file.#####.txt should be converted to test.file..txt But, I would imagine you guys figured that one out already. Cheers, Sean On 4/18/01 12:26 AM, in article B7029034.E87%uid0@worldvibe.org, "Sean Coyle" <uid0@worldvibe.org> wrote: > Thanks for that help! Now I am getting an interesting error that I am not > sure what to make of. > > Warning: REG_ERANGE in /home/httpd/www/worldvibe.org/digitall/edit_f.php on > line 91 > > Here are lines surrounding 91: > > 89-> strtolower($f_loc_name); > 90-> $f_loc_new = ""; > 91-> $f_loc_new = ereg_replace("[^[_a-z0-9-\.]]", "", $f_loc_name); > 92-> $f_loc_name = ""; > 93-> $f_loc_name = $f_loc_new; > > I have tried tow other variations of line 91, and both of them do not seem > to work the way I am hoping for. > > I have (since the last message, decided to remove the offending characters, > rather than replace them with an underscore (hence the ""). Below is an > example of what I am trying to accomplish: > > Test_File#()*#$.txt should be converted to test_file.txt > > TEST.file.#####.txt should be converted to sean.coyle..txt > > I am not all that great with regular expressions, so any help I can get on > this is greatly appreciated! > > Kind Regards, > > Sean > > > On 4/17/01 11:01 PM, in article > DC017B079D81D411998C009027B7112A015ED111@EXC-TYO-01, "Maxim Maletsky" > <maxim.maletsky@japaninc.net> wrote: > >> >> $str = eregi_replace("[^[_a-z0-9-]]", '_', $str) >> >> would this 2-seconds written-in, non-tested scratch of code do the job? >> >> If not then something like this... >> >> eregi_replace() is what you are looking for. >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Maxim Maletsky >> Founder, Chief Developer >> PHPBeginner.com (Where PHP Begins) >> maxim@phpbeginner.com >> www.phpbeginner.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sean Coyle [mailto:uid0@worldvibe.org] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:23 PM >> To: php-general@lists.php.net >> Subject: [PHP] Is it possible to parse a variable by character? >> >> >> Hey there guys, >> >> This may seem like a dumb question, but I have to ask it anyway. >> >> I have a form in one of my php based scripts that allows for file uploads. >> I recently noticed a potential issue if people upload files containing >> anything else but the standard characters ([_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]). >> >> I am not sure if this can be done, but what I need to do is parse this >> variable (lets call it $file_name) by character looking for anything save >> letters a-z (A-Z) and numbers 0-9. Any arrangements of numbers, letters and >> full stops (.) are to be permitted, and if any character does not meet those >> specifications, that single character should be converted to an underscore. >> >> Any ideas on how I can go about doing something like this? >> >> BTW: (Some background info) I examined the average validate e-mail idea, >> however, rather than reject the string, I would like to be able to 'replace' >> the offending character. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Sean >> >