That is correct. Try this, with \ as escape character:
REFind('[##\.\\/%]',myString)
> I thought you cannot just place a . or \ as they are special
> characters. I also need to find a double . not a single.
>
>
> right now I am using '[##\\&%]' and it is returning true on every
> evaluation.
>
>
>
> >You'd treat those characters as a character set like so:
> >
> ><cfset myString = 'a test ## to see . where I might find % in some
> string'>
> ><cfset matches = REFind('[##.\/%]',myString,1,true)>
> ><cfdump var="#myString#">
> ><cfdump var="#matches#">
> ><cfabort>
> >
> >Putting the characters inside the square brackets forces the regex to
> look
> >for each of those chars individually instead of as one string.
> >
> >
> >andy
> >
> >
> >I am trying to make a regular expression to find # .. \ / & and % in
> a
> >string, but I am new to expressions. Anyone have a good link for
> beginners
> >on doing this?
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