Are there any potential pitfalls or limitations to using the solution provided in the thread for converting numerical codes in PHP?

The potential pitfall of the solution provided in the thread for converting numerical codes in PHP is that it assumes all numerical codes are in the same format. If the numerical codes vary in length or have different formats, the solution may not work correctly. To solve this issue, you can modify the code to handle different numerical code formats by using regular expressions to match and convert the codes. 

function convertNumericalCode($code) {
    // Regular expression to match different numerical code formats
    $pattern = '/(\d{3})-(\d{2})-(\d{4})/';
    
    // Check if the code matches the pattern
    if (preg_match($pattern, $code, $matches)) {
        // Convert the code to desired format
        $convertedCode = $matches[1] . $matches[2] . $matches[3];
        return $convertedCode;
    } else {
        return "Invalid numerical code format";
    }
}

// Test the function
$code = "123-45-6789";
echo convertNumericalCode($code); // Output: 123456789

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