Does the OBJECTS value on the schedule override an INCLUDE in the dsm.opt?

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Zoltan Forray
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On Apr 18, 2013 10:46 AM, "Andrew Raibeck" <storman AT us.ibm DOT com> wrote:

> 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
> *.*
> >
> > --
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