On Fri, 07 May 2010 09:27:44 -0600, "Eric Schulte" wrote: [...] > agreed, maybe this would be better (using [:alnum:])? The only reason > for the restriction is to keep symbols from appearing mid way through > typing out some other symbol or word. Eric, ignore my previous email (which crossed yours in the æther...). :alnum: more than satisfies my request! This is brilliant. Thanks again, eric