Today I managed to find the correct function, so in case someone 
else wants to do something similar - this is the line that 
solved my problem
$text = preg_replace("/\[(.+?)\]\(wiki:(.+?)\)/e",'MakeLink($pagename,"\\2","\\1")',$text);
                     jem
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Jan Erik Moström, www.mostrom.pp.se