From: shaman Date: 2008-07-03T20:31:55+09:00 Subject: Re: yet another regexp problem David A. Black pisze: > Hi -- >> xxx765xxx should match >> vvv123vvv should be omitted > > Try this: /[[:alpha]]{3}(?!123)\d{3}[[:alpha:]]{3}/ [cut] it works! thanks! :) regards- shaman