Hey Jim, The problem was tags. Most items had a tag "TAG00001", "TAG00002", etc. Some had "TAG00000-SPECIAL001", "TAG000000-SPECIAL002". I was looking to remove the "TAG00000-" bits. Using str_replace should take care of it. Thanks! Leam On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Jim Lucas <lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/01/2013 08:06 AM, leam hall wrote: > >> Despite my best efforts to ignore preg_replace, it seems the best answer >> for the current problem. That is, if I can get it to work... >> >> Problem code: >> >> $remove = "TAG000000-"; >> $replaceWith = ""; >> $newTitle = preg_replace($remove, $replaceWith, $title); >> >> This, as well as using the $remove and $replaceWith as themselves and not >> variables, gives: >> >> PHP Warning: preg_replace(): Delimiter must not be alphanumeric or >> backslash >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Leam >> >> > Can you offer a working example of the actual data you are working with > and what you expect to happen? Besides preg_replace, what have you tried > and what didn't work as expected? > > -- > Jim Lucas > > http://www.cmsws.com/ > http://www.cmsws.com/examples/ > -- Mind on a Mission <http://leamhall.blogspot.com/>