Why? Because it gives more flexibility... by Chester Kemp

Why? Because it gives more flexibility [Release]

By: Chester Kemp
Date: Mar 08,2011 at 21:09
In Response to: Why? Because it gives more flexibility (Antti)

Antti - Thanks for your suggestion.

> For finding files with a penultimate s in the name part try
> using: *s?*.*,-*s??*.*

In a test directory, I have 26 files that have a penultimate "s".

I tried your simple suggestion, but alas it didn't work - it only found 16 files, and missed 10. Kim's suggestion (elsewhere) of *s◄0-z►.* correctly found all 26.

If I may quote John Gruener - with my asides for this particular instance:

1. It is simple - a horrible and non-simple syntax
2. It is very predictable - apparently, not in this instance.
3. It's not at all complicated - may I beg to differ here too?

Regards

Chester

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[Release] v2.2 Now available! (1,682) - Kim Henkel - Mar 04,2011 at 03:13 [Release]
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  - [Query] v2.2 Now available! (1,366) - Kim Henkel - Mar 04,2011 at 04:17
- [Cosmetic] ZTW123.ICO (1,359) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 04,2011 at 05:53
- [Cosmetic] TFC8.EXE (1,309) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 04,2011 at 06:08
  - TFC.EXE (1,391) - Ian Binnie - Mar 04,2011 at 06:16
    - TFC.EXE (2,024) - Kim Henkel - Mar 04,2011 at 06:28
- [Bug] File description with ? wildcard at end (1,286) - Chester Kemp - Mar 08,2011 at 01:10
  - As designed (1,466) - Kim Henkel - Mar 08,2011 at 01:15
    - As designed (1,459) - Chester Kemp - Mar 08,2011 at 02:00
      - As designed (1,416) - Ian Binnie - Mar 08,2011 at 04:11
        However . . . (1,306) - Chester Kemp - Mar 08,2011 at 05:42
        However . . . (1,262) - Kim Henkel - Mar 08,2011 at 06:23
        BUT . . . (1,314) - Chester Kemp - Mar 08,2011 at 06:42
        However . . . (1,270) - Ian Binnie - Mar 08,2011 at 07:12
        Regex for the file selection mask (1,352) - Robert Baguley - Mar 08,2011 at 17:56
        However . . . (1,272) - Kim Henkel - Mar 08,2011 at 18:17
        another new thing learnt! (1,226) - Chester Kemp - Mar 08,2011 at 20:39
        another new thing learnt! (1,241) - Ben Kent - Mar 08,2011 at 21:46
        UK invisible or Help incorrect (1,258) - Chester Kemp - Mar 09,2011 at 01:16
        Why? Because it gives more flexibility (1,272) - Antti - Mar 08,2011 at 20:11
        Why? Because it gives more flexibility (1,213) - Juergen Hestermann - Mar 08,2011 at 20:27
        Why? Because it gives more flexibility (1,222) - Chester Kemp - Mar 08,2011 at 21:09
        [ZEP] A configuration option to have trailing ? equal exactly one character. (1,228) - Oliver Pretzel - Mar 09,2011 at 01:52
        [ZEP] A configuration option to have trailing ? equal exactly one character. (1,270) - Chester Kemp - Mar 09,2011 at 05:39
        Fine, someone please add it to the Wiki wishlist (nomsg) (1,226) - Kim Henkel - Mar 09,2011 at 07:32
        Done (nomsg) (1,183) - Oliver Pretzel - Mar 12,2011 at 17:55