On Sun, Dec 04, 2005 at 07:00:00PM -0000, Shaun wrote: > > "comex" <comexk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:6bf32280512040808s16253e33r6cf972cec52c5a58@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > form'.$count.'... > You can use preg_replace_callback or the e pattern modifier to let you > run php code for the replacement: > http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace-callback.php > http://us3.php.net/manual/en/reference.pcre.pattern.modifiers.php > > Hi Comex, > > Thanks for your reply, I have modified the code so I have a call back > function: > > echo = preg_replace_callback( '/<p[^>]*>(.*?)<\/p>/ms', "callback", > file_get_contents($_GET['file']) ); > > function callback($matches){ > return > '<form name="form" target="_parent" > ... > > But I still can't see how I can increment a value in each return string? function callback($matches) { static $i = 0; // <-- maintains counter within function scope $i++; return "<form name="form$i">....</form>"; } btw, i've been meaning to mention this in the last few posts of yours, but have you considered using DOM to make this happen. When ever I see a regex solution for parsing an html document, it makes me cringe. Curt. -- cat .signature: No such file or directory -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php