this is the fix, last night, that worked/works 100% the report_id="54654654" is part of an xml feed, so I needed to strip everything from that xml feed except that number, which could be any number of digits :)
thanks anyway! (I believe Dick Applebaum made the final correct analysis....) <cfset Report_ID = ReReplaceNocase(sourceString,'.*report_id="([^\"]*)".*', '\1')> ..tony Tony Weeg Senior Web Developer Information System Design Navtrak, Inc. Fleet Management Solutions www.navtrak.net 410.548.2337 -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:46 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: regex question Heh - ok. If you know for a fact ther format is ALWAYS: VARNAME="NUMBER" You can do: <cfset s = "report_id=""54355"""> <cfset varName = listFirst(report_id,"=")> <cfset value = listLast(report_id,"=")> <!--- remove "" ---> <cfset value = replace(value,"""","","all")> <!--- set var ---> <cfset setVariable(varName,value)> ======================================================================= Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Hire Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM : cfjedimaster "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:38 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: regex question > > > sick'em RAY! > > On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Everett, Al wrote: > > > Assuming that string is in a variable 'x', this will do it: > > > > <cfset #evaluate(x)#> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > report_id="545687" > > > > > > if i wanted to find that string above (report_id="545687"), > > > and extract the digits from inside the > > > string, and make them a cf variable called > > > reportId....whats the best way? > > -- > ============================================================ > Todd Rafferty ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - http://www.web-rat.com/ | > Team Macromedia Volunteer for ColdFusion | > http://www.macromedia.com/support/forums/team_macromedia/ | > http://www.flashCFM.com/ - webRat (Moderator) | > http://www.ultrashock.com/ - webRat (Back-end Moderator) | > ============================================================ > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
