
FIND
Y
ou
can
indicate
a
selection
of
acceptable
patterns
as
part
of
the
MA
TCHING
pattern.
Eac
h
p ossible
c
hoice
is
separated
b
y
a
comma.
F
or
example:
MATCHING
"ABCD,DEFG,dddd"
The
v
alues
\ABCD",
\DEF
G",
or
an
y
four
digits
are
acceptable.
R
ange
A
range
of
acceptable
c
haracters
for
a
single
c
haracter
p osition
can
b e
indicated
with
the
colon.
All
c
haracters
within
the
range
are
acceptable.
This
acts
as
shorthand
for
listing
a
series
of
single
c
haracters
in
ASCI I
sequence.
F
or
example:
MATCHING
"Cb:Jb"
This
pattern
w
ould
accept
the
v
alues
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I,
J
in
a
t
w
o-c
haracter
eld.
MATCHING
"10:15"
The
v
alues
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
and
15
are
accepted
b
y
this
pattern.
MATCHING
"!a?:f?"
Since
\a"
is
a
sp ecial
c
haracter,
it
is
preceded
b
y
an
exclamation
p oint
(!).
Other
c
haracters
in
the
range
(except
the
sp ecial
c
haracter
?)
are
implicitly
preceded
b
y
this
op erator.
This
pattern
is
equiv
alen
t
to:
MATCHING
"!a?,!b?,!c?,!d?,!e?,!f?" .
Gr
ouping
and
Optional
Y
ou
can
group
pattern
sp ecications
b
y
enclosing
the
pattern
in
braces
f
g
or
brac
k
ets
[
].
Braces
indicate
that
data
m
ust
corresp ond
to
one
item
in
the
group.
Brac
k
ets
make
the
pattern
optional,
indicating
that
data
can
corresp ond
to
one
or
none
of
the
items
in
the
pattern.
F
or
example:
MATCHING
"{AAA,BBB,CCC}
ddd"
One
of
the
c
hoices
within
the
braces
must
b e
matc
hed.
The
v
alues
\AAA123"
and
\BBB999"
and
\CCC562",
among
others,
are
acceptable
matc
hes
for
this
pattern.
MATCHING
"[A,B,C]
ddd
[b]"
The
c
hoices
within
the
brac
k
ets
can
b e
omitted,
or
one
can
b e
matc
hed.
F
or
example,
\A345",
\C567",
\B441",
and
\123"
are
acceptable
matc
hes.
MATCHING
"[u,d]
!+
[1:5]"
Accepts
suc
h
v
alues
as
\A+",
\3+",
and
\+5".
MATCHING
"{[-,dd]
dd
[b,d]}"
Accepts
suc
h
v
alues
as
\-125"
or
\2345"
or
\500"
or
\-10".
R
ep
etition
Repetition
of
an
y
c
haracter
or
sets
of
c
haracters
can
b e
indicated
b
y
an
asterisk
(*)
or
b
y
a
plus
sign
(+)
follo
wing
an
y
pattern
c
haracter
or
pattern
group
within
braces
f
g .
A
plus
sign
(+)
means
that
at
least
one
o ccurrence
of
the
pattern
is
required
for
the
match.
An
asterisk
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