s1 = "abc const const xyz" s2 = "abc const\nconst xyz" re = /abc.*xyz/ md = re.match(s1) -> match found md = re.match(s2) -> match not found how can i write the regexp to match s2? many thanks! -david _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.