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regex help - plz


arfa

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I think this is pretty simple but my regex study is still very new.

I am walking through a flatfile database trying to pull two values out. A typical line reads:

<LI><!zx1><a class=cal href=events.php?act=tit&da=4&mo=6&yr=2006&href=1149763623&q=1>link text</a>

I am after the number value &href= [eg. 1149763623] and the *link text*. There are various variations on this standard line so I need to work between the <LI> and the </a>

I have (frustratingly) tried a huge range of permutations starting with something like...

preg_match_all("#<LI>?????>(.+?)????</a>#", $line, $matches);
$numbers=$line[1];
preg_match_all("#<LI>?????>(.+?)</a>#", $line, $matches);
$link_text=$line[1];

I hope to find the bits to replace the ???

ANY suggestions will be much appreciated.
thanks - arfa
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You can always use a simple regex like:

[code]<?php

$str = '<LI><!zx1><a class=cal href=events.php?act=tit&da=4&mo=6&yr=2006&href=1149763623&q=1>link text</a>';
preg_match("/&href=([^&]+)(?:[^>]*)>([^>]*)<\/a>/", $str, $m);

echo '<pre>';
echo 'HREF: ' . $m[1] . "\n";
echo 'LINK TEXT: ' . $m[2] . "\n\n";

print_r($m);

?>[/code]

Which generates:

[code]HREF: 1149763623
LINK TEXT: link text

Array
(
    [0] => &href=1149763623&q=1>link text
    [1] => 1149763623
    [2] => link text
)[/code]
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many thanks for you replies

both solutions work but...

the line provided is only typical and there are variations.

there needs to be allowance for various other text/data/lnks prior to and after the <LI>....</a>

I am trying various .?*+ permutations but this is all part of my learning curve so further guidance would be much appreciated.

Progress is being made - many thanks
arfa
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