n1concepts Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Hi, I've always struggled w/RegX and need some guidance on how best to parse an xml file that will contain a series of (four) numbers between 1 thru 99 for each column. Note: some of the entries will contain spaces while other will not - see (below) examples: <body> <p>There may be several lines of text prior to the row of numbers we need to capture is presented in later sentences/paragraphs</p> <p>Here is 1st example of numbers we need to capture: 1 - 41 - 16 - 99</p> <p>In this 2nd example, the file may send the numbers: 1-41-16-99</p> <p>Could be alot more text to follow after that set of numbers but will only be one set of the numbers in the file (never multiple). </body> So I got to figure out an expression/function that will: 1. exclude all the other content and just grab (to later echo in script or save to MySQL db) as such: 1-41-16-99 Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/281756-finding-a-specific-pattern-of-numbers-in-body-content/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1concepts Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 BTW: I've broke down and reviewing http://www.regular-expressions.info/tutorial.html again to figure it out but any suggestions surely appreciated.... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/281756-finding-a-specific-pattern-of-numbers-in-body-content/#findComment-1447683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 preg_match('~[0-9]+\s*-\s*[0-9]+\s*-\s*[0-9]+\s*-\s*[0-9]+~',$content,$match); Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/281756-finding-a-specific-pattern-of-numbers-in-body-content/#findComment-1447686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1concepts Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 I won't even ask how you came up with this expression so fast.... I'll just say, 'Thanks!' - much appreciated! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/281756-finding-a-specific-pattern-of-numbers-in-body-content/#findComment-1447687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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