Wildcards

Wildcards are represented by the asterisk (*) and question mark (?) characters, and are used to substitute specific portions of the file name property of the FileInput node, and the FileOutput node when you want to use a pattern instead of a specific name.

The FileInput node is the only input node that handles wildcards.

The wildcard character represented by the asterisk (*) is used to substitute 0 or more characters. The wildcard character represented by the question mark (?) is used to substitute 1 character.

For information about how wildcards are resolved on the Collector node, the FileInput node, and the FileOutput node, see the related topics in the IBM® Integration Bus product documentation.