From: Rick DeNatale Date: 2008-01-14T23:14:29+09:00 Subject: Re: regular expression On 1/14/08, Johnathan Smith wrote: > i appreciate the help > > however, im still having problems > > im using the regex coach to see if i can get a match but im being > unsuccessful > > im using > > ^\w{10}(?:\ed|ing)$ > > with the target string controlled > > yet not getting a match > can you see why? That's looking for 10 word characters FOLLOWED by either ed or ing. -- Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/