preg_match search using a variable ?

[ben]

Hi,

I've been tryin to use preg_match to search through a string. But it
doesn't seem to function with a variable as the search string. I've
tried many variations, but I'm not sure how to do it.


$data =
file_get_conten ts("http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V iewItem&item=$i number");
if(preg_match('/\$'.$susername. '\./', $data)){
print("
Sellers name is right !
");
}

....how can I do it ?

Thanks,
Ben

[Andy Hassall]

Re: preg_match search using a variable ?

On 14 Feb 2005 12:35:56 -0800, "ben" <lessani@gmail. com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I've been tryin to use preg_match to search through a string. But it
>doesn't seem to function with a variable as the search string. I've
>tried many variations, but I'm not sure how to do it.
>
>$data =
>file_get_conte nts("http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V iewItem&item=$i number");
>if(preg_match( '/\$'.$susername. '\./', $data)){
>print("
>Sellers name is right !
>");
>}
>
>...how can I do it ?[/color]

What's in $susername?

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[ben]

Re: preg_match search using a variable ?

lessani_distrib utions

[ben]

Re: preg_match search using a variable ?

Okay, I figured it out, god I'm dumb. For other people who ever need to
do this...

$data =
file_get_conten ts("http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V iewItem&item=$i number");
if(preg_match("/$susername/", $data)){
print("
Sellers name is right !
");
}

That worked !