From: Adam Akhtar Date: 2008-08-28T14:07:08+09:00 Subject: Re: word boundaries for regular expressions Thanks everyone. Yes the strings to match vary a lot in terms of positiong. Some dont have model numbers, some do, some dont have jp some do. Ive know of look ahead but never used it before. ill give that a shot. Thanks! adam -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.