[EMAIL PROTECTED] inquired: >> This regex looks familiar. I'm going to suggest a big change in a >> bit. >> Oh, and [\s|\S], which could be [\s\S], is kind of awkward.
> what is less awkward than [\s|\S] for 'match anything?' . Yes ->.<- Dot, period, point, et al, is the universal match "something" symbol. So, m'.*$' matches everthing on a line. If you want to match a period you can either escape it: \. or bracket it [.]. Escaping is better for simple matching. HTH, Robert Taylor -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]