c = '<FRAMESET border=0 frameSpacing=0 rows=26,* frameBorder=0 onload=onLoad(); cols=* onunload=onUnload()><FRAME border=0 name=sidebar_header marginWidth=0 marginHeight=0 src="/araneae/PortfolioAdmin/Sidebar/showSidebarFiltersB?&filterId=0&showHelp=true&common.sessionId=sGCq3td6d5iQGx94yZ9DxA99" frameBorder=0 noResize scrolling=no><FRAME border=0 name=treeframe1120266500902 marginWidth=4 marginHeight=0 src="/include/frameReady.html" frameBorder=0 noResize></FRAMESET>'
c =~ %r{name=(\w+\d+)} puts $1 c =~ %r{name=([A-Za-z]+)([0-9]+)} puts $1 puts $2 I hope this is what you need. _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general