--- Michael Galvin <mpgalvin@eircom.net> wrote: > Liorean > > Silly q, but why the extra / at the start? Why not just > > \\|etc Javascript uses / to mark the start/end of a regular expression, as opposed to " for normal strings. HTH Lach __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com