aString = "[[1], 2, [[3, 4], 5], [[[]]], [[[6]]], 7, 8, []]" bString = "" cString = "" for n=1 to len(aString) if ascii(aString[n]) >= 48 and ascii(aString[n]) <= 57 bString = bString + ", " + aString[n] ok next cString = substr(bString,3,Len(bString)-2) cString = '"' + cString + '"' see cString + nl