problem with preg_match()

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August 23rd, 2002, 11:23 AM

archamon

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problem with preg_match()

hi,

i'm trying out some regular expressions to match a certain string.

when i try:

preg_match ("([0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]){6}[0-9]{12}",$commonname,$result);

i get the error:
Warning: Unknown modifier '{'

what does this mean? my guess is the {6} and {12} but aren't these valid regular expressions?

thanks.

August 23rd, 2002, 07:09 PM

Taoism

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RE: problem with preg_match()

you need to signal the start and end of a PCRE. Traditionally people use /

So:

php Code:

Original - php Code
<?php preg_match ("/([0-9]\|[a-z]\|[A-Z]){6}[0-9]{12}/",$commonname,$result); ?>

 
<?php
preg_match ("/([0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]){6}[0-9]{12}/",$commonname,$result);
?>

Cheers,
Keith.

August 26th, 2002, 04:48 AM

archamon

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RE: problem with preg_match()

Hi CodeGirl,

With ereg it works fine, thanks a lot.

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