note 39192 added to function.ereg

about the escape char which didn't work : \\ is \, \] is ... A regexp wich detect smileyes ;-) [;:8][-+o]?[)p(|/#o?\\\]] not working [;:8][-+o]?[)p(|/#o?\]] not working [;:8][-+o]?([)p(|/#o?\]|]) working And if you look for regexp paterns, you can try this site too : http://regexlib.com/DisplayPatterns.aspx ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+39192 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+39192&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+39192&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php