>>>Try this
>>>

function Lutz()
>>>
>>>	local s
>>>	text to s noshow flags 1 pretext 7
>>>		some text
>>>		>>>You guy
>>>		line 1
>>>		line 2
>>>		...
>>>		line nnn
>>>	endtext
>>>
>>>	local regexObj, pattern
>>>	regexObj = createobject('VBScript.RegExp')
>>>	regexObj.IgnoreCase = .f.
>>>	regexObj.Multiline = .f.
>>>	regexObj.Global = .f.
>>>	
>>>	pattern = '^(\x0d\x0a|.)*\x0d\x0a>>>You.*\x0d\x0a((\x0d\x0a|.)*)$'
>>>	regexObj.pattern = m.pattern 
>>>	
>>>	
>>>	local matches
>>>	matches = m.regexObj.Execute(m.s)
>>>	
>>>	do case
>>>	case !inlist(m.matches.Count, 1)
>>>		? 'fail'
>>>	otherwise
>>>		?matches.item[0].Submatches(1)
>>>		
>>>	endcase
>>>endfunc 
>>>

>>
>>Okay. I try to understand this .....
>>
>>So far I see a submatch containing all, until followed by the line I'm looking for (out of the hip: what happens if this is the first line?) + linebreak, followed by the rest as submatch
>>
>>Why do I need the first submatch?
>>What does the | infront of the dot in the enumerations?
>

>

>> what happens if this is the first line?)
>It won't work - use pattern below
>

>pattern = '^(.*\x0d\x0a)*>>>You.*\x0d\x0a((\x0d\x0a|.)*)$'
>

>
>> Why do I need the first submatch?
>In fact you need the second submatch - they are zero based

That's what I understand. My question was more like

pattern = '\r\n>>>You.*\x0d\x0a((\x0d\x0a|.)*)$'

hm looks like at least

pattern = '(^|\r\n)+>>> You.*\x0d\x0a((\r\n|.)*)$'

but then I have a first submatch too.

:)

I do not realy understand why I should need to include anything '^(\x0d\x0a|.)* infront of >>> You. It should be enough to have the beginn or the linebreak? Multiple Linebreaks are a problem of its own, but I think the (^|\r\n)+ should solve this?

>>What does the | infront of the dot in the enumerations?
>
>That is the OR symbol

My failure. I was into []

>Alternatively, there's nothing holding you back finding the '>>> You' with or without regex, then taking the rest after the match

For now I search for the ^>>> You.*$ with global = .f. and substring from the next line. But it feels so akward... So the use of submatches was something new this week.

Thank you.

I have no VFP at hand (just a browser) right now.