It occured to me that the reg ex question is not MacPerl specific.. Please ignore. I will go to a more appropriate venue. Fred --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Fred Fenimore / | Box 14604 / | 3200 Chapel Hill-Nelson Hwy. / THIS SPACE AVAILABLE! | RTP, NC 27709-4604 / | voice : 919.558.8880x102 / | fax : 919.558.8889 / ---------------------------------------------------------------------------