> Have you looked at the code in Math::BigInt? Yes, and no. I did, but I also want to understand how to write RegEx better :) BTW: The ? question mark makes the (ny|nier) part optional? (Scary how this stuff makes sense...) -Sneex- :] - FCCJ * 501 W State St * Jacksonville, Fl 32202 * 904/632-3089 - ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe