Hi Gregory,

Yeah, I like RegExp. Thank you again. I have a copy of MSDN, so I do not need to search the Web (it's tricky to find anyway)

Agnes
>hi Agnes,
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>I think that your solution is by far the most elegant
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>ps: the doc is here http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/en-us/dnclinic/html/scripting051099.asp
>(you search ms for beefs and it is one at the top )
>
>
>>James,
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>>normaly there is nothing more than those line. Naturally you will not instantiate Regexp in a function over and over.
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>>The scripting must be installed and not restricted. There is an other way via JScript that you can go.
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>>You can use in REPLACE. And the code also remove TAB characters. (One never know how entered the code.)
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>>I've startet with RegExp blind by some code (message#792332) an have later demystified it. ::) It's worth it.
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>>Agnes
>>>Of course, yes that's a typo. (tyop?) It should have been removed there as well.
>>>
>>>I have not yet had a chance to look at your solution; I've got something to learn about regular expression before I can understand. Can I assume that the CREATEOBJECT line will always work, or must I include something when I install my application to make it work?
>>>
>>>Jim