Matching of wild card patterns to wild card strings associated w

Details Matching of wild card patterns to wild card strings associated w Matching of wild card patterns to wild card strings associated w

1996-12-20

1999-07-20

Lall, Parshotam S.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707 6, G06F 704, G06F 1730

Patent

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059266520

ABSTRACT:
method of matching computer wild card patterns involves comparing first and second character strings associated with named objects residing on a computer system to determine whether the first character string defines a first group of computer objects which is a logical subset of a second group of computer objects defined by the second character string. The first character string is provided by a user; such as in a command line, and the second character string is pre-defined, such as by a network administrator. The method can be performed by examining whether the second character string has any wild card character which can substitute for one and only one character, or by examining whether the second character string has any wild card character which can substitute for any number of characters, including no characters (a universal character). The second character string can further be examined to see if it contains any embedded sequence of characters having no universal wild card character.

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