# Remove tags

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remove-tags/120804>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 20, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remove-tags/120804 "2007-11-20T19:01:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remove-tags/120804/1 "2007-11-20T19:01:52Z")

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how to remove the tags in teh data like this

-04 00BLCA-000 \</  
CompressedCircuitNumber\> 01\</  
WorkOrderIssueNumber\>071119  
122729

thanks for help

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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remove-tags/120804/2 "2007-11-20T19:21:13Z")

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On Nov 20, 10:59 am, Junkone [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> how to remove the tags in teh data like this
> 
> -04 00BLCA-000 \</  
> CompressedCircuitNumber\> 01\</  
> WorkOrderIssueNumber\>071119  
> 122729

irb(main):001:0\> str = “-04  
00BLCA-000   
01071119\</  
DateCompleted\> 122729”

irb(main):002:0\> str.gsub %r{\</?[^\>]+\>}, ‘’  
=\> “-04 00BLCA-000 01071119 122729”

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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remove-tags/120804/3 "2007-11-22T00:52:41Z")

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On Nov 20, 1:16 pm, Phrogz [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> 00BLCA-000   
> 01071119\</  
> DateCompleted\> 122729"
> 
> irb(main):002:0\> str.gsub %r{\</?[^\>]+\>}, ‘’  
> =\> “-04 00BLCA-000 01071119 122729”

thanks a lot