parsing a text string - creating fields

separating text from numbers in a string

[michlcamp]

Because of the nature of a UPS shipping script installed on my site, the value passed from a selected checkbox field in the script is both text and numeric - ex: UPS Ground=11.44

Is there a way to parse the text away from the number so that I could end up with two fields :

$ship_type="UPS Ground"
$shipping="11.44"

?
Any help much appreciated.
thanks in advance.
mc

[jatar_k]

you could just split [php.net] on the =

[michlcamp]

got it done..thanks