eve@tnoibbc.UUCP (Edwin van Ek) (03/20/90)
I'm looking for a strcmp() which can handle wildcards. I know the standard-C-function can't do this. Has anyone written this function and can I obtain it, if not can anyone gove me hints on how to implement this function. The wildcards I have to use in my program are : * -> matches any number, float and int $ -> matches any blank terminated string @ -> any letter ^ -> any uppercase-letter ? -> any character # -> any digit \ -> used to start pattern escape sequence Please respond by e-mail. many regards E. van Ek -- Edwin van Ek: TNO - IBBC INTERNET: eve@tnoibbc : PO-box 49 DOMAIN : eve@tnoibbc.tno.nl : 2600 AA Delft FAX : +31 15 843990 : the Netherlands VOICE : +31 15 842357