Re: Regular Expressions - A relatively simple search...

<? $str = "/home/mike/test.txt"; if (preg_match("/[^\.]+$/", $str, $matches)) $ext = $matches[0]; else $ext = "no extension"; echo "extension=$ext"; ?> "Mike Gifford" <mike@openconcept.on.ca> wrote in message news:3B97DF21.2030008@openconcept.on.ca... > Hello, > > I'm trying to replace a couple of lines of code: > > $dotpos = 1 - (strlen($userfile_name) - strpos($userfile_name, '.')); > $extension = substr($userfile_name, $dotpos); > > with a simpler regular expression: > $extension = eregi_replace( "/.*", "", $userfile_name); > > However it isn't working.. > > What I'd like to do is to find the extension of a file name and place that in a variable. So in > '/home/mike/test.txt', I want to have the statement return 'txt' > > Any help would be appreciated.. > > Mike > -- > Mike Gifford, OpenConcept Consulting, http://openconcept.ca > Offering everything your organization needs for an effective web site. > Abolish Nuclear Weapons Now!: http://pgs.ca/petition/ > It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - A Einstein >