On 7 Maj, 19:39, m... / tidbits.com (matt neuburg) wrote: > globalrev <skanem... / yahoo.se> wrote: > > how do i do this: > > > str = "you muppet" > > > if "y" in str: > > print "its in there" > > I always use regex in this situation: > > if str =~ /y/ > > m. > > -- > matt neuburg, phd = m... / tidbits.com,http://www.tidbits.com/matt/ > Leopard -http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/leopard-customizing.html > AppleScript -http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119 > Read TidBITS! It's free and smart.http://www.tidbits.com but none of that is what i want to do. i want to chekc if a char is in a string. not check if a char equals another char.