Python 2.2b1 (#25, Oct 19 2001, 11:44:52) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import re >>> s="""a\nb\n1""" >>> re.findall("[^\n]+?\d", s) ['a\nb\n1'] Didn't get a response posting this on sourceforge. Now I'm off on vaction for a week. --Darrell Gallion