$extract = preg_replace( "/[^0-9]/", "", $str )
// will extract the figures from your string
HTH
Ignatius
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From: "Jamie Saunders" <phpdev@mediacdcards.net>
To: <php-db@lists.php.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:04 PM
Subject: checking a string for numbers
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to find a way of simply checking a string for numbers.
>
> e.g.
>
> if ($myVar contains a number)
> {
> //numbers present
> }
> else
> {
> //no numbers present
> }
>
> Thanks,
>
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> Jamie Saunders
> Media Architect
> phpdev@mediacdcards.net
>
>
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