on stripExten str
   all = str.length
   some = all-4
   return str.char[1..some]
end

then use
put stripExten("[EMAIL PROTECTED]")
-- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

hth

-Buzz

At 6:02 PM +0000 3/8/02, you wrote:
>Hi all, desperate for help.
>
>Ive got an email address combined with an extention ".txt"
>Ie:
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>how do I parse this to STIP the ".TXT" off.
>
>Thanx....
>Ive been sat here hours..
>
>JAYP
>
>
>
>
>
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