Hello, This is a sample php code that doesn't work on my workstation. <?php $s = eregi_replace ("a(b)c", "A\\1C", "abc"); echo $s; ?> The ouptut is "A\1Cbc" instead of "AbC". Debian Gnu/Linux 2.2 Apache 1.3.14 php 3.0.18 (apache module) Thanks for your help. -- Alain FORCIOLI Risc Technology mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.risc.fr/ APRIL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.april.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]