On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:44 AM, Pat Kiatchaipipat <hb.pat87 / hotmail.com> wrote: > str= "ABCDE" > arr = Array.new You really don't need to declare your type. The arr = Array.new statement is unnecessary. > > arr = text.split "" I'm not sure, but I think you meant arr = str.split "" > > and how can I cambine array 'arr' into string again?? If the global $, is okay, you can just do arr.join, but if you can't be sure, then arr.join "" Todd