eregi( "^wm(li|si|wi)[0-9]{6}[a-z]?$", $wm_id)
That should do it... tear it apart and understand it :)
Part of the problem was in the alternation in the li|si|wi
Part of the problem was that the + would accept sisi or wisilisiwi
With {min,max}... if they are the same number, you only need one
Also, ? is a substitute for {0,1} (means the same thing)
See it here: http://www.lcounty.com/is/website/test_center/test_eregi.php
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: A. Mikkelsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:39 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP-WIN] eregi problem
>
>
> Hey
>
> I'm trying to validate these strings
>
> wmli001234 wmli001234a
>
> using this
>
> if( eregi( "^" .
> "wm" . //first 2 letters
> "((li)*(si)*(wi)*)+" . //next 2 letters
> shal be ether
> LI / SI / WI
> "[0-9]{6,6}" . //next 6 numbers
> "[a-z]{0,1}" . //if extra
> letter (only 1
> letter)
> "$", $wm_id))
> return TRUE;
> else return FALSE;
>
>
> can anyone help me ?????
>
>
> Anders
>
>
>
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