> - ->: \d+/?\d* > - -> > - ->ie 1 or more digits followed by 0 or 1 slashes followed by 0 or more > digits.
this looks like it'll also accept invalid data, such as "1/" ... i think there's some more tweaking involved to get it so that if there's a '/', there is at least one digit afterwards. -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2006,2001 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor