Re: multiple replaces...

Yes, I thought about that. But, what should I do when the markers are absolutely NOT in any sequence. =sequence would matter if it was possible that one of the markers could replace some text and that replacement subsequently became the marker for a further replacement ... nightmare=recursion! I also thought about something like $replace[1][1] = "!one!"; //marker $replace[1][2] = "hehee"; //replace with $replace[1][1] = "test"; //marker $replace[1][2] = "foobar"; //replace with $replace[1][1] = "repl"; //marker $replace[1][2] = "humpty-dumpty"; //replace with $replace[1][1] = "blah"; //marker $replace[1][2] = "boo"; //replace with Now, when I would do a loop thingie that goes through all those, then it would be a pretty nice and compact solution... What about speed issues regarding this solution? =check out string functions. On simple stuff they will beat RegEx for speed hands down - but watch out if case-sensitivity is relevant. =dn