From: 7stud -- Date: 2007-11-02T05:10:32+09:00 Subject: Re: regex question Jim Weirich wrote: > Is this what you want: > > str.gsub(/([^0-9])\b\s\b([^0-9])/) { "#$1-#$2" } > Or simply: new_str = str.gsub(/([a-zA-Z]) ([a-zA-Z])/) {"#$1-#$2"} puts new_str --output:-- this-is-text-that I want-to 9 9.90 89 9 ii8 u -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.