Can I just ask what the difference is between ereg and preg_replace? Thanks. Tryst -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth M Smith <auroraeosrose@xxxxxxxxx> To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:26 Subject: Re: string function Viola Holownia wrote: > hi > > Have you tried ereg_replace() ? > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg-replace.php > > > cheers > viola > I would NOT suggest ereg_replace, especially on windows - if you need to do advanced replacement and str_replace doesn't work, try preg_replace - http://php.net/preg_replace Regular expressions are your friend. Thanks, Elizabeth -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php ________________________________________________________________________ AOL's new homepage has launched. Take a tour at http://info.aol.co.uk/homepage/ now.