BS> can we now use regularexpressions in Flash8 to manipulate strings?

Some libraries for handling regular expressions are out there
(Google?), but Flash 8 has no built-in support for regex.

BS> I need to replace all instances of "/descr" with "</descr" using
BS> actionscript.. but.. some instances of "</descr" already exist and
BS> I do not want to change those if possible. thanks for any
BS> insights.

It doesn't require regular expressions:

ouptutStr = 
inputStr.split("</descr").join("/descr").split("/descr").join("</descr");

  Attila

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