diff --git a/tconfpy.py b/tconfpy.py
index 55d2bec..2910ac4 100755
--- a/tconfpy.py
+++ b/tconfpy.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "tconfpy"
-RCSID = "$Id: tconfpy.py,v 1.108 2004/03/12 09:22:19 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: tconfpy.py,v 1.109 2004/03/12 10:14:02 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------#
 
 import os.path
+import re
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------#
@@ -65,12 +66,13 @@
 FILENUM     = "[File: %s Line: %s]"  # Display filename and linenum
 PTR         = "   --->   "           # Textual pointer for debug output
 
+
 # Reserved Symbols
 
-COMMENT     = '#'         # Comment introducer character
-DELIML      = '['         # Left delimiter for vbl reference
-DELIMR      = ']'         # Right delimiter for vbl reference
-DOLLAR      = '$'         # Used to note enviro vbl
+COMMENT     = r'#'         # Comment introducer character
+DELIML      = r'['         # Left delimiter for vbl reference
+DELIMR      = r']'         # Right delimiter for vbl reference
+DOLLAR      = r'$'         # Used to note enviro vbl
 
 
 # Control and conditional symbols
@@ -83,15 +85,19 @@
 # to include this in the right side of a variable definition
 # via [reserved sym].
 
-Reserved      = {"DELIML"   : DELIML,
-                 "DELIMR"   : DELIMR,
-                 "DOLLAR"   : DOLLAR,
-                 "HASH"     : COMMENT,
-                 "INCLUDE"  : INCLUDE,
-                 "ENDIF"    : ENDIF,
-                 "IF"       : IF
-                 }
+Reserved    = {"DELIML"   : DELIML,
+               "DELIMR"   : DELIMR,
+               "DOLLAR"   : DOLLAR,
+               "HASH"     : COMMENT,
+               "INCLUDE"  : INCLUDE,
+               "ENDIF"    : ENDIF,
+               "IF"       : IF
+               }
 
+# Regular Expressions
+
+reVARREF    = r"\%s.+?\%s" % (DELIML, DELIMR)  # Variable reference
+VARREF      = re.compile(reVARREF)
 
 
 ###########