Hi Zoltan,

Yes, there is a difference. Don't confuse old-style DOS wildcard matching
with TSM wildcard matching.

'*' matches zero more more characters. Thus:

   *.*

will match file names that have a '.' in them, e.g.:

   charts.xls
   myfile.
   .profile

It will NOT match files that do not contain a dot, e..g:

   myfile
   profile

Best regards,

- Andy

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 2013-04-18
10:34:30:

> From: Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> Date: 2013-04-18 10:39
> Subject: include/exclude pattern matching *.* vs *
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> Is there a real difference in an INCLUDE statement using \*.* vs \* ?
>
> We are troubleshooting a backup problem (nothing is being backed up) and
> the OBJECTS option on the schedule says INCLUDE \\server\folder\*.*
>
> Is there a really good definitive document that picks through all these
> kinds of wildcard patters to show what would be includes/excluded?  All
of
> the examples I could root out show using 1-asterisk/*  but none showed 2
*.*
>
> --
> *Zoltan Forray*
> TSM Software & Hardware Administrator
> Virginia Commonwealth University
> UCC/Office of Technology Services
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