From: "Ed Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  I currently use number_format() and str_replace() to remove a "," or "$"
> if entered and reformat it  as a price for an item. I've asked the
> user not to use decimals but some still do. How do I remove a decimal and
> anything after from a number in a varable?

$new_number = preg_replace('/\.[0-9]+/','',$old_number);

I would do that first, then a 

$new_number = preg_replace('/[^0-9]/','',$new_number);

afterwards to remove anything that's not a number from the string. 

---John Holmes...

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