[RESOLVED] HELP!!! preg_match using multiline

ditusade

Hi,
I am using preg_match to extract a specific date/time but I am blocked. PlZ help!!!

Source File

Tue 15 Jun 2005<br>7:07am
<br><br>

<b>Last reply by:<br>
    <a href="blah blah br>


    Wed 10 May 2006<br>4:15pm
<br>

    Replies: <a href blah blah

Requirement:
To extract only the first date 15 Jun 2005 7:07am. I started my preg_match but I always end up getting both dates (i.e 10 May 2006 which is wrong).

My match pattern looks as follows: "/.:[0-9]0-9/m". Please advise. Thanks

Weedpacket

Um, that match pattern wouldn't match either date. It would match "7:07am"

/.*<br>\d{1,2}:\d{2}[ap]m/m

ditusade

Thanks a lot Weedpacket. However, I still have 2 problems:
1. Getting the first date only i.e Tue 15 Jun 2005 7:07am. Your script works well but gives both dates. Note the source file is long and has similar pattern but I only need to extract the first date.

The date extracted without the <br> code just before 7:07am

Would really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance
Dave

ditusade

Sorry forgot to add that I am using preg_match_all (as I need to capture all the dates).

Weedpacket

Um, you're being inconsistent:

ditusade wrote:
I only need to extract the first date.

ditusade wrote:
as I need to capture all the dates

Clarification is needed.

ditusade

Sorry - really my fault. I only need to extract the first date only (NOT the second one). The source file will follow the same pattern but I only need the FIRST date of each pattern. Thanks again for your reply and look forward for any suggestion. Thanks
Dave

ditusade

Hey I was able to sort our my coding. Thanks for your help. Can we close this thread?

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