Wildcard Characters

A wildcard character is a symbol that represents a single or multiple characters. Wildcard characters can be used to create flexible retrieval requests with Laserfiche Capture Engine.

Symbol Example Description
? R?n A question mark represents a single unknown character. Valid matches for the example would include: ran, ron, and run.
* Dat* An asterisk represents multiple characters. Valid matches for the example would include: data, dating, and date.
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[f-h]ood

b[aeiou]d

Brackets represent a range of characters or a collection of characters. Valid matches for the first example would include: food, good, and hood. Valid matches for the second example would include: bad, bed, bid, and bud.