From: Todd Burch Date: 2007-05-11T01:54:36+09:00 Subject: Re: Trouble using string.tr() Here's another twist. If I set instring = 0xF1.chr + 0xF2.chr + 0x4B.chr + 0xF3.chr + 0xF4.chr which is ebcdic for "12.34", I get "45.67" in ascii. It looks like something ( tr() maybe? ) is swallowing characters. Todd -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.