$file = preg_replace('/^([a-z0-9\-\_]*).([a-z]{3,4})$/i', $new_file .
".$2", $_FILES['upload']['name']);
Maybe this?
Jim Lucas
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From: "Gerard Samuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PHP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:11 PM
Subject: [PHP] regex
> Im expecting a string like foo.png.
> Im trying to replace 'foo' with another value that I have.
> Im trying this ->
> $file = preg_replace('/([a-z][0-9]-_*)(.[a-z]{3,4})/i', $new_file .
> "$2", $_FILES['upload']['name']);
>
> The second regex group works ok, its the first one I cannot figure out.
> It is supposed to contain alpha numeric characters and '_' and '-'.
> Thanks for any input.
>
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