Thanks! Works like a charm.

Ed


On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, CPT John W. Holmes wrote:

> 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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