Re: eregi() problems...

eregi('_[0-9]{4}.jpg$', $file_name) should be eregi('_[0-9]{4}\.jpg$', $file_name) . is a spcial character(means every character) and has to be backslashed if you want it's normal meaning "Jas" <jlgerfen@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:20020415212633.63563.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I must be doing something wrong, for that solution did not work. > > "Robert Cummings" <robert.cummings@webmotion.com> wrote in message > news:3CBB2D74.A8CA0852@webmotion.com... > > jas wrote: > > > > > > // second selection for main image on main page > > > $dir_name = "/path/to/images/directory/"; > > > $dir = opendir($dir_name); > > > $file_lost .= "<p><FORM METHOD=\"post\" > > > ACTION=\"done.php3\" > NAME=\"ad01\"> > > > <SELECT NAME=\"images\">"; > > > while ($file_names = readdir($dir)) { > > > if ($file_names != "." && $file_names !=".." && > eregi('_[0-9]{4}.jpg$', > > > $file_name)) { > > > $file_lost .= "<OPTION VALUE=\"$file_names\" > > > NAME=\"$file_names\">$file_names</OPTION>"; > > > } > > > } > > > $file_lost .= "</SELECT><br><br><INPUT > > > TYPE=\"submit\" NAME=\"submit\" > > > VALUE=\"select\"></FORM></p>"; > > > closedir($dir); > > > > > > My problem is with the eregi() function to filter out files without the > > > following criteria *_4444.jpg, it must have an underscore followed by 4 > > > numbers and then ending in .jpg file extension. I have tried a few > > > different methods to try and get this to work however I think I am > missing > > > something. All of the documentation I have read on php.net states that > this > > > string should work as is... I have checked the contents of the directory > and > > > I only have files of these two types... > > > filename_logo.jpg > > > filename_0103.jpg > > > Could anyone enlighten me on how this is not working? > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > I hope I'm reading right... it seems you want to filter OUT files with > > the extension '_4444.jpg' the above check appears to be filtering out > > everything BUT these files. I think you want the following check: > > > > if( $file_names != "." > > && > > $file_names !=".." > > && > > !eregi( '_[0-9]{4}\.jpg$', $file_name) ) > > > > Cheers, > > Rob. > > -- > > .-----------------. > > | Robert Cummings | > > :-----------------`----------------------------. > > | Webdeployer - Chief PHP and Java Programmer | > > :----------------------------------------------: > > | Mail : mailto:robert.cummings@webmotion.com | > > | Phone : (613) 731-4046 x.109 | > > :----------------------------------------------: > > | Website : http://www.webmotion.com | > > | Fax : (613) 260-9545 | > > `----------------------------------------------' > >