Hey everyone Having a bit of trouble with something. I have a string which has known patterns. $string"Campus||||||||Bob (Williams)~\\\\\\\\\toms more crap)~\\\\\\\\\blah blah blah)~\\\\\\\\\"; What I am looking for is Location which is Campus Location Name which is Bob (Williams) Help? --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today!