From: dblack@... Date: 2007-06-18T09:59:32+09:00 Subject: Re: Parsing strings Hi -- On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Dan German wrote: > ... I know the substring, its location, and length You can use slice!. string = "This is a string" string.slice!(4,5) puts string # => This string David -- * Books: RAILS ROUTING (new! http://safari.awprofessional.com/9780321509246) RUBY FOR RAILS (http://www.manning.com/black) * Ruby/Rails training & consulting: Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypal.com)