> Try for example *.[di]?[tg] (This means > *.d?t (ok) *.d?g (useless) *.i?t (useless) and *.i?g (ok) Works a treat. Thanks a lot. Cheers -- Defunctus adhuc loquitur Rochelle Hatton Department of Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound Westmead Hospital ph(02) 9845 7223