Try messing with /abc.*xyz/m or .../s. --- Fung David <ruby_david / hotmail.com> wrote: > 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. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/