I just threw up an airball on that last message...Here's the regexp I tried:
re.match('Start: (\d+/\d+/\d+)', long_line_of_text)
sorry about that...it's what I get for working without a net.
Greg Lindstrom (501) 975-4859
NovaSys Health greg.lindstrom at novasyshealth.com
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