note 35111 added to function.preg-replace

I'm having a problem I'm using a flat file using a structure like: data1|data2|data3|data4 I'm using preg_replace but I can only seem to get it to work with "\t" and not "|" here's my code I'm using: preg_split("/\t|\n/", $val); I've tried: preg_split("/\||\n/", $val); But it doesn't work can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+35111 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+35111&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+35111&report=yes