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Hi,

I want to turn the following:

<ref>Name & Name2, 1999</ref>

into

<a href="index.php ?ref=Name + Name2, 1999">Name & Name2, 1999</a>

I now have to following code:

$text = preg_replace("/<ref>([^<]+)<\/ref>/m","<a
href=\"index.ph p?ref=\\1\">\\1 </a>",$text);

The problem is that &-sign are not converted to + sign. That is really
needed because & marks the end of the variable $ref

How can I improve this function so that the replacement works like I want it
to?

- Daniel
Jul 16 '05 #1
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