Oops, noticed a small impossibility error:
TEST.file.#####.txt should be converted to sean.coyle..txt
Should read
TEST.file.#####.txt should be converted to test.file..txt
But, I would imagine you guys figured that one out already.
Cheers,
Sean
On 4/18/01 12:26 AM, in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Sean
Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for that help! Now I am getting an interesting error that I am not
> sure what to make of.
>
> Warning: REG_ERANGE in /home/httpd/www/worldvibe.org/digitall/edit_f.php on
> line 91
>
> Here are lines surrounding 91:
>
> 89-> strtolower($f_loc_name);
> 90-> $f_loc_new = "";
> 91-> $f_loc_new = ereg_replace("[^[_a-z0-9-\.]]", "", $f_loc_name);
> 92-> $f_loc_name = "";
> 93-> $f_loc_name = $f_loc_new;
>
> I have tried tow other variations of line 91, and both of them do not seem
> to work the way I am hoping for.
>
> I have (since the last message, decided to remove the offending characters,
> rather than replace them with an underscore (hence the ""). Below is an
> example of what I am trying to accomplish:
>
> Test_File#()*#$.txt should be converted to test_file.txt
>
> TEST.file.#####.txt should be converted to sean.coyle..txt
>
> I am not all that great with regular expressions, so any help I can get on
> this is greatly appreciated!
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Sean
>
>
> On 4/17/01 11:01 PM, in article
> DC017B079D81D411998C009027B7112A015ED111@EXC-TYO-01, "Maxim Maletsky"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> $str = eregi_replace("[^[_a-z0-9-]]", '_', $str)
>>
>> would this 2-seconds written-in, non-tested scratch of code do the job?
>>
>> If not then something like this...
>>
>> eregi_replace() is what you are looking for.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Maxim Maletsky
>> Founder, Chief Developer
>> PHPBeginner.com (Where PHP Begins)
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> www.phpbeginner.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sean Coyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:23 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: [PHP] Is it possible to parse a variable by character?
>>
>>
>> Hey there guys,
>>
>> This may seem like a dumb question, but I have to ask it anyway.
>>
>> I have a form in one of my php based scripts that allows for file uploads.
>> I recently noticed a potential issue if people upload files containing
>> anything else but the standard characters ([_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]).
>>
>> I am not sure if this can be done, but what I need to do is parse this
>> variable (lets call it $file_name) by character looking for anything save
>> letters a-z (A-Z) and numbers 0-9. Any arrangements of numbers, letters and
>> full stops (.) are to be permitted, and if any character does not meet those
>> specifications, that single character should be converted to an underscore.
>>
>> Any ideas on how I can go about doing something like this?
>>
>> BTW: (Some background info) I examined the average validate e-mail idea,
>> however, rather than reject the string, I would like to be able to 'replace'
>> the offending character.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Sean
>>
>
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