Re: split() function

Thanks for replying ReDucTor but that didn't work either. I tried $line = explode("[(&|//)]", $field); and $line = explode("[(&|////)]", $field); and $line = explode("[(&|\/\/)]", $field); with no success. Any other ideas? On Thu, 5 Jul 2001 04:50:29 ReDucTor wrote: >$line = explode("[(&|//)]",$field); should work, or you might have to put >//// but thats not \ so you shouldn't need to comment out the slash... >----- Original Message ----- >From: David A Dickson <daviddickson@lycos.com> >To: php-general <php-general@lists.php.net> >Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 4:37 AM >Subject: [PHP] split() function > > >> I have a comma separated spreadsheet with one field that contains two >dates. the dates are formatted as dd/mm/yy and separated by either '&' or >'//' ex:3/12/92&28/1/93 or 3/12/92//28/1/93 >> Problem: I need to split the field at the '&' or '//' separator but >> if I >do >> split('[&//]', $field); >> it splits on the '/' not the '//'. >> Can I do this in one function call to split() or will I have to do it >twice? Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/ --------- End Forwarded Message --------- Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/