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
   }