Try the perl compatible one, you can set a limit of how many times to
replace:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php
> I've tried and tried to no avail, can someone assist
> I need to select the first space in a line like the following
> Nelson Bob and Mary, 123 Street st., Ashton, 555-1212
>
> I need to replace the space between Nelson and Bob with
> a comma so I can separate the first and last names in my DB
> ^\D*\s will select the first name and the space, but I just
> need the space. any ideas?
>
> Jerry Lake - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Web Designer
> Europa Communications - http://www.europa.com
> Pacifier Online - http://www.pacifier.com
>
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