Topic: using wcmatch to find * (asterisk)

[andrew_nao]

anyone have a though on how to use wcmatch to search a string for an asterisk?

something like
(wcmatch var "*")

this asterisk would be located in the beginning of the string

[gile]

Hi,

(wcmatch var "`**")

[MP]

(wcmatch text "`**")

[MP]

grrrr, m-u-s-t  l-e-a-r-n  h-o-w  t-o  t-y-p-e  f-a-s-t-e-r

yeah, what Gile said

[Lee Mac]

Just to clarify the above...

the ` character will indicate that the following character is to be interpreted literally (should it be a 'special' character with some other meaning, such as an asterisk)

More examples:

Code: [Select]

(wcmatch "Lee?" "*`?")

Code: [Select]

(wcmatch "Lee~Mac" "*`~*")
All this information is list in the VLIDE Help Docs on the wcmatch function, see here for how to access the help.

Lee

[andrew_nao]

thanks for the help