ereg_replace()

[eelco]

I have read out a .txt file with the file() function.
In the resulting array, on line 3 [2] there stands a file name wich i want to use in other functions.
so i do $file="$array[2]";

The case is that there appears to be a character on the end of the file name wich i can't see when i use the echo command. (probably a newline character).

How can i extract every other character except the file name i.e. 'subject1.txt'.
The number in the filename is variable the rest is not.

Can somebody help me?

Thanks

[thekameleon]

Try ereg() instead.

for instance,

ereg("xxx(.*)xxx", $file, $out)

Note that you MUST now what should be replaced by xxx.
$file is not necessary, use $array([2] instead.
$out is an array, in this case your filename will be $out[1]

e.g.
if your line is <A HREF=subject1.txt>
ereg("<A HREF=(.*)>", $array[2], $out)

ThK