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Text Column

Text fields match against a text value such as the name or description of a computer.

Patterns

When using the matches pattern and does not match pattern comparisons the pattern uses wildcards similar to matching file names on the command line.

Wildcard	Description
*	Matches zero or more characters. Workstation* matches Workstation, Workstation1, and Workstation999.
?	Matches any single character. Workstation?? matches Workstation99 but not Workstation or Workstation999. Workstation?* matches Workstation1, Workstation99 but not Workstation.

Regular Expression

Regular expressions allow for very sophisticated matching of text using patterns. Writing good regular expressions is a big topic and you can find some assistance using one of the links listed here.

As always, feel free to post a question in our forums for some help creating expressions.