regex headache...

[jjk2]

in 9aca1b0bed3396d01e082c113f65971__e67056a3a1549aa5211b3ad7e212039f__004d.flv.flv.flv

 

how can i select for only whatever is between" __ "and ".flv"

 

so i would end up with 004d ?

 

the above filename is experiment gone horribly wrong....i was attempting to add random letters to protect my videos from ripped in sequence.

 

 

 

 

[effigy]

Are you using this on multiple file names? If so, and most of them appear towards the end, this pattern will suit you well:

 

<pre>
<?php
preg_match('/^.+__(.+?)(?=\.flv)/', '9aca1b0bed3396d01e082c113f65971__e67056a3a1549aa5211b3ad7e212039f__004d.flv.flv.flv', $matches);
print_r($matches);
?>
</pre>