Untested code but something like this should work: <cfset str = "dllCall1<%---session|errorTrap|DetailNumeric---%>EndDLLCall">
<cfset extracted = #mid(str,findnocase("<%---",str) + 4,findnocase("---%>",str) - (findnocase("<%---",str) + 4))# Basically, find the index of the first occurence of the open delimiter add 4 to it to get the index of the first character after that string, then find the index of the end delimiter, find the number of characters between the two values and then use MID to return the string. HTH Donnie Bachan Phone: (718) 217-2883 ICQ#: 28006783 "Nitendo Vinces - By Striving You Shall Conquer" ====================================================================== The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Michael Tangorre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: regex help needed Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 14:19:56 -0400 Can someone assist me in writing the following regex... I have a string, varies in length and I need to pull out of the string all the characters between: <%--- and ---%> An example of what this string might look like is: "dllCall1<%---session|errorTrap|DetailNumeric---%>EndDLLCall" I need to pull: <%---session|errorTrap|DetailNumeric---%> The surroudning text will always vary in length depending upon results.... Thanks, Michael Tangorre ======================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.realmagnet.com work - 202-244-7845 fax - 202-244-7926 cell - 607-426-9277 ======================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4