shawn bright wrote: > [Note: parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.] > > Hey all, > > i am looking for an easy way to split a string into letters and > numbers. so if i had a string '34JKBY103' i could get ['34', 'JKBY', > '103'] > > I could write up something, but thought that if there was already > something out there that i hav'nt found, it would probably be cleaner. > thanks > > sk I don't know if there's anything out there now (there might be), but it seems pretty simple. Just split on either \d+ or \D+, depending (unless I'm missing something in your requirement)? -- Tim Greer, CEO/Founder/CTO, BurlyHost.com, Inc. Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Dedicated & Semi-Dedicated servers and Custom Hosting. 24/7 support, 30 day guarantee, secure servers. Industry's most experienced staff! -- Web Hosting With Muscle!