Oh, of course:
$result = preg_replace( $p , $r , $s ) ;
But you have probably already figured that.
At 01:28 13.1. 2001, Cynic wrote the following:
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>try this:
>
>$s = file( 'mylisting.txt' );
>$r = "\\1\t\\2\t\\3" ;
>$p = '~^(.*)\040+(?=\d)(\d+-\d+)(?<=\d)\040+(.*)$~Ui' ;
>
>you might want to limit the possible appearance of the phone
>numbers more strictly.
>
>At 00:44 13.1. 2001, Jerry Lake wrote the following:
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>>Bolgrihn Michael 555-5566 142 Hillyer St Oxford
>>Bollenbach Gary V 555-5078 315 Freedom Rd Oxford
>>Bonaguidi Daniel 555-5155 N4663 10th Av Montello
>>Bonnett Agatha & John 555-5363 547 Fawn Ct Oxford
>>Bonnett Bernard & Norma 555-4360 116 E Ormsby St Oxford
>>Bonnett Bob & Eleanor 555-5627 527 Fern Av Oxford
>>
>>Here is a sample from the listing there are numbers in the address
>>as well.
>>$NewString = ereg_replace("([[:alpha:]]+) ", "\\1".",", $test);
>>that works to an extent, except that it adds the comma after
>>every word that is followed by one space and not just the first occurance
>>
>>Jerry Lake
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Cynic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:41 PM
>>To: Jerry Lake; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: RE: [PHP] regex
>>
>>
>>looks like you need to find all the spaces _before_ the _first_
>>digit on the row, and _after_ the _last_ digit on the row.
>>does that fit your data? are there no other numbers than the
>>telephone ones?
>>
>>At 00:29 13.1. 2001, Jerry Lake wrote the following:
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>>>I have a small phone directory
>>>bust the name listings are combined
>>>for example
>>>Schwartz Bob & Amelia 555-1212 Oxford
>>>Scirkin Bill 555-1213 Brooks
>>>
>>>I need to add a tab or a comma after the
>>>lastname so I can have as a separate field
>>>when I dump it into MySQL and there is about
>>>3500 records and I'd hate to have to do it by hand
>>>any ideas?
>>>
>>>Jerry Lake - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Cynic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>>Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:25 PM
>>>To: Jerry Lake; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Subject: RE: [PHP] regex
>>>
>>>
>>>depends. is the set of strings preceeding the space limited
>>>and known, or is it something like [^abc]{3,12} ?
>>>
>>>
>>>At 00:13 13.1. 2001, Jerry Lake wrote the following:
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>>>>and how would I go about that?
>>>>
>>>>Jerry Lake
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Cynic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>>>Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:10 PM
>>>>To: Jerry Lake; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>Subject: Re: [PHP] regex
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>yes
>>>>
>>>>At 23:54 12.1. 2001, Jerry Lake wrote the following:
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>>>>>is it possible with regex to
>>>>>change one or more text characters
>>>>>followed by a space into the same
>>>>>characters followed by a tab?
>>>>>
>>>>>Jerry Lake
>>>>>
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