Rafael Viana wrote: > Hi, I'm very sorry for my bad example. This problem only occurs when I > need the values "\d" and "\l" on the strings. I need to be able to > compare this value to see if a string has it. (e.g.: if var = "\d" do > this...) > > When I do something like: > > var = "\d" > I get > "d" > > But when I do: > > var = "\\d" > I get > "\\d" > > And when I do: > > var = '\d' > I get > "\\d" > > Again, sorry for my bad example. I hope there's a solution for this. How about posting the actual code you use to get the bad result and what you want as a good result with it? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.