Name-Based Data Types

Use the NAME_PATTERN field to specify the naming requirement. The field value can include the following wildcards:

?--matches any single character

*--matches any sequence of characters (including a null string)

[cc...]--matches any of the characters (c) enclosed in brackets

[c-c]--matches any of the characters in the range c through c

Examples

• The following data type definition creates a data type based on the file name. The file name must begin with QS and end with .doc.

  	DATA_ATTRIBUTES QS_Doc
   	{
   		DESCRIPTION				This file contains a document for the QS \
   									project.
   		ICON						Word_Doc
   		ACTIONS					Open
   	}
  
   	DATA_CRITERIA QS_Doc_Criteria
   	{
   		NAME_PATTERN				QS*.doc
   		DATA_ATTRIBUTES_NAME 	QS_Doc
   	}

• The following definition creates a data type for directories named Demo_n where n is 0 through 9.

  	DATA_ATTRIBUTES Demo_directory
   	{
   		DESCRIPTION				This is a directory. Double-click to open it.
   		ICON						Demo
   		ACTIONS					OpenInPlace,OpenNewView
   	}
  
   	DATA_CRITERIA Demo_directory_criteria
   	{
   		NAME_PATTERN						Demo_[0-9]
   		MODE					 				d
   		DATA_ATTRIBUTES_NAME			Demo_directory
   	}