On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 10:40:33PM -0500, Chris Shiflett wrote: > Patrick Teague wrote: > > >$os = eregi_replace( "Win[^dows]", "Windows ", $os ); > > I'm pretty sure (I'm not a regular expression expert) this matches "a > string that begins with Win followed by a character that is not d, o, w, > or s.
Exactly. To get the behavior I think you want, do this: $os = eregi_replace('(Windows|Win)', 'Windows ', $os); The order of the pattern matches "Windows" before "Win" so if the input is "Windows" you won't wind up with "Win Windows" --Dan -- PHP classes that make web design easier SQL Solution | Layout Solution | Form Solution sqlsolution.info | layoutsolution.info | formsolution.info T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y 4015 7 Av #4AJ, Brooklyn NY v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php