substr not working?

[bliss322]

hi.

i'm trying to parse the following string, using this:

$superString = "?;6360101140051265944=9912196599040=?#! 322040000 I 2508 IA' "K00000?";

$parsedString = substr($superString, 10, 11);

but this isn't working. the value is returned empty when i use substr()

suggestions?

[Mordecai]

I don't see why the substr won't work, however I do notice another error. You have a nonescaped quotation mark in $superString.

By adding a backslash before a quote, it will escape the quote, and make it text. The quote is nearing the end.