Robert Dober wrote: > I suppose you mean to_s. No, he doesn't. str.tr_s(from_str, to_str) => new_str Processes a copy of _str_ as described under +String#tr+, then removes duplicate characters in regions that were affected by the translation. "hello".tr_s('l', 'r') #=> "hero" "hello".tr_s('el', '*') #=> "h*o" "hello".tr_s('el', 'hx') #=> "hhxo" -- Jabber: sepp2k / jabber.org ICQ: 205544826