Mike Smith wrote: > I'm trying to save myself some time by extracting certain variables > from a string: > > 102-90 E 42 X 42 X 70 3/8 If this string is always in this format <xxx> E <panel> X <width> X <height> then you could try something like: // Very much untested $unit = '102-90 E 42 X 42 X 70 3/8'; $split1 = explode('E', $unit); list($panel, $width, $height) = explode('X', $split1[1]); Albert -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/228 - Release Date: 2006/01/12 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php