Thank You! I appreciate all of the quick replies...you guys rock! Ron >From: Ignatius Reilly >To: Herhuth, Ron; php-windows@lists.php.net >Sent: 11/06/2003 9:21 AM >This seems to work: > >$pattern = "/(\w+) (?:(?:\w\.|\(\w+\))) (\w+)/" ; >$replacement = "\$1 \$2" ; > >//$string = "John D. Smith" ; >$string = "Joanne (Taylor) Smith" ; > >echo preg_replace( $pattern, $replacement, $string ) ; > >HTH >Ignatius >_________________________ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Herhuth, Ron" <Ron.Herhuth@tatumpartners.com> >To: <php-windows@lists.php.net> >Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:54 PM >Subject: String Help > > > >I have an instance where I am trying to remove a couple different string >scenerios from a variable. I have spent some time with regEx but I'm not >getting anywhere. I'm hoping someone could help me out here. > >Basically I have names that MAY contain middle initials which I need to >remove: > >John D. Smith > >I need to strip the "D." so that I have only John Smith > >In addition I have a few instances where the name contains a secondary >last name in parentheses that I need to remove: > >Joanne (Taylor) Smith > >I need to strip the Taylor so that I am left with Joanne Smith. > >If anybody could help me with this I would be very appreciative. > >Ron > > > >-- >PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
