need help using split()

[ErickJensen]

I'm having some problems with split().

I have an expression like the following:

$expression = "this|that|another thing";

The following statement works fine:

$items = split("\|", $expression);

But, when I try to put the delimiter into a variable, like so:

$delim = "\|";
$items = split($delim, $expression);

I get a REG_EMPTY error. I've also tried it without the backslash (escape character), using single quotes, using double backslashes, and everything else I can thing of.

How can I stick the delimiter in a variable (global for use on other pages), such that it will work correctly with the split() function? I'd rather not have to hard-code it. Please advise.

[ajmoore]

I just attempted that piece of code...worked w/ no problems for me...possibly a problem in how you're trying to output the $items array?

[ErickJensen]

My bad. I had the delimiter stored in an include file and forgot to include it (doh). Thanks.