From: "Dr.Ruud" Date: 2008-02-01T19:45:03+09:00 Subject: Re: regular expression negate a word (not character) Greg Bacon schreef: > Dr.Ruud: >> I negated the test, to make the regex simpler: [...] > > Yes, your approach is simpler. I assumed from the "need it all > in one pattern" constraint that the OP is feeding the regular > expression to some other program that is looking for matches. Yes, I assumed about the same, but thought it would be a nice alternative anyways. Happy Perling! -- Affijn, Ruud "Gewoon is een tijger."