note muba Without checking the other three replies, I think I know why.<BR><BR> <readmore>because of <code>oct()</code></readmore><BR><BR> It appears I'm right :) <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-333489"> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <CODE>"2b"||!"2b";$$_="the question"</CODE><BR> Besides that, my code is untested unless stated otherwise.<BR> One more: please review the [id://383015|article about regular expressions (do's and don'ts) I'm working on]. </div></div> 450080 450080