Wildcard pattern matching is not case-sensitive. Some fields
support the following wildcard characters.
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Menu Item
|
Character
|
Definition
|
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Any Character
|
Question mark (
?) |
Matches exactly one character. |
|
Any Digit
|
Number sign (
#) |
Matches one digit. |
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Any Character, 0 or More Matches
|
Asterisk (
*) |
Matches zero or more characters. |
The following table provides examples of wildcard character
specifications and ilustrates cases where there is a match or there
is not a match.
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Example
|
Matches
|
Does Not Match
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den???
|
Dentonand
Dennis |
Denison
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el ????o
|
El Campoand
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, TXand
TX |
Houston, TX 77024
|
San *
|
San Antonioand
San Angelo |
Santa Fe
|
b*ville
|
Brownsvilleand
Beeville |
Somerville
|