ts <decoux / moulon.inra.fr> wrote: >>>>>> "M" == Martin DeMello <martindemello / yahoo.com> writes: > > M> flag = true if line =~ /^--begin--$/ > > > next if 1 .. line =~ /^--begin--$/ > > it will begin the processing *after* the line /^--begin--$/ Thanks! The line after --begin-- is precisely what I need. martin