Wild Cards for filenames in datasource.xml

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ghansham
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Wild Cards for filenames in datasource.xml

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Hi all

The pattern tag in the datasource.xml should allow linux wild cards like "?" and "*"
as they are easier to put in rather than java way of putting the regular expressions.
I mean this can be additional feature than java regular expressions.

It is much required when we are writing a plugin for new datasources.





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Re: Wild Cards for filenames in datasource.xml

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Hi Ghansham,

Thank you for this request. I wrote it up as enhancement inquiry 2504.

Barry
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ghansham
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Re: Wild Cards for filenames in datasource.xml

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There are some cool utility classes in apache common io which help in this. You can use them.
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Re: Wild Cards for filenames in datasource.xml

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Thanks for the tip, Ghansham. Good timing as well since I just ran across this again today attempting to create a new data source. I briefly discussed this with one of our programmers who will try taking a look into this shortly. I'll keep you updated with any progress.

Bob Carp
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