Using regexps to clean up html files

hi all, I have a very large project where I have to insert information from a large number of HTML files. They are pulled from a public web database so they are somewhat consistent in format. However not all fields are present in each. So what I have decided to do is. Write a script that parses the files of extraneous spaces etc. and inserts into a CSV file to be imported into the DB structure. I figure that I can do something like "Grab information following 'FIELD NAME:' until ' ' (blank space). However, Some fields may contain two or more words. Such as, PROPERTY TYPE: Retail or PROPERTY TYPE: Industrial Facility So how do I account for this. I have thought that I may try to Grab everything BETWEEN two field names [only this becomes a problem if a field is not present]. Can anyone give me some tips on writing this script. I have done very little work with string manipulation. If you would like some sample files, please contact me off list. Thank you so much. olinux __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/