> Before: <p>hi <strong>Richard</strong>>, & good morning<</p> > After: <p>hi <strong>Richard</strong>>, & good morning<</p> By the sounds of it negative look ahead assertions may be of some help. Or look behind assertions. -- Richard Heyes http://www.phpguru.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php