Newbie needs regex help

[Dan M]

On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:44:39 -0600, Dan M wrote:

> That's what I had initially assumed was the case, but looking at the
> data files with a hex editor showed me that I do indeed have
> four-character sequences. That's what makes this such as interesting
> task!

Sorry, I misunderstood the first time I read your reply.

You're right, the string I showed did indeed contain single-byte 
characters, not four-character sequences. The data file I work with, 
though, does contain four-character sequences.