> ereg("(([[:blank:]+]|^)[09][0-9][4789][0][0-9]{3}[abcABC]?)","$zn[1]",$zaakn > ummers1); > > I thought that ereg would get all of them and store them in the array > $zaaknummers1 however this is not the case I just asked a question similar to this the other day. Try using; preg_match_all("(([[:blank:]+]|^)[09][0-9][4789][0][0-9]{3}[abcABC]?)", $zn[1], $zaaknummers1); alex hogan -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php