From: "Dan Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I've searched the high heavens for a method of doing this...  Here's what
> I'm doing... First, the code..
>
> $middlenum = preg_replace("/^".$this->start_num."/", "",
> $this->ach_acct_num);
> $middlenum = preg_replace("/".$this->end_num."$/", "", $middlenum);
>
> In a nutshell, what I want to do is chop off the front and the back.
> Example:
>
> I have: 1234567890
> I want: 456
>
> I have a start num and an end num.  start = 123, end = 7890.
>
> This is working fine as I have it above, however I'd like to combine it
into
> one regular express, instead of two.  Can someone give me an example of
> matching the beginning and end at the same time?

$new_number =
preg_replace('/^'.$this->start_num.'([0-9]+)'.$this->end_num.'$/','\\1',$old
_number);

---John Holmes...


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