You can use wildcards in some areas where you cannot use regular expressions, such as the Monitor snap-in. Wildcard pattern matching is not case-sensitive. Some fields support the following wildcard characters.
| Menu Item | Character | Definition |
| Any Character | Question mark (?) |
Matches exactly one character. |
| Any Digit | Number sign (#) |
Matches one digit. |
| Any Character, 0 or More Matches | Asterisk (*) |
Matches zero or more characters. |
The following table provides examples of wildcard character specifications and example matches.
| Example | Matches | Does Not Match |
den???
|
Denton and Dennis |
Denison
|
el ????o
|
El Campo and El Indio |
El Paso
|
houston\?
|
Houston?
|
Houstons
|
houston, tx #####
|
Houston, TX 77024
|
Houston, TX USOFA
|
5555 indigo ln \###
|
5555 Indigo Ln #32
|
5555 Indigo Ln 320
|
*TX
|
Houston, TX and TX |
Houston, TX 77024
|
San *
|
San Antonio and San Angelo |
Santa Fe
|
b*ville
|
Brownsville and Beeville |
Somerville
|