RE: File name regular expression

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Thanks Dennis.  That was it.  I kept the original expression and just
> inserted a * after [A-Z0-9].
>
> I have a question (or two) about your expression.
>
> 1) I re-read the wikipedia site and I get the * after [A-Z0-9], but I
> don't get the * at the end.  Shouldn't that be $ to look for .xml at
> the end of the name?

Glad to help.  Yes, that splat was a typo.

> 2) If the parenthesis are removed does ^ and $ still match the pfi_
> and .xml strings respectively or just a single character?

Breaking this down:  ^pfi_

String must begin with pfi_.  Nothing can precede the p, f must follow the
p, ...  
Same with the $  - the characters xml (in that order) must end the string.

I am not sure what you read that led you to believe the parentheses were
doing you some service. I will be happy to address and/or attempt to
interpret (translate) the phrase that led you that direction, if you can
find it.

Dennis Lovelady
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