Yes, you should be able to select bound the field you want to use as the matches expression and pick the bound variable when using the "matches" operator.<br><br>I checked with 5.4 and constructed the following (see attached screen shot too):-<br>
<br>Applicant( $n : name )<br>Applicant( name matches $n )<br><br>Obviously you won't use Applicant etc.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 August 2012 15:34, TonyN <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tony.n.nguyen@boeing.com" target="_blank">tony.n.nguyen@boeing.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
I would like to know if it is possible to use binded variable in BRL (using<br>
matches). For example,<br>
<br>
I'd like to enter this in 'matches',<br>
.*_$itemID<br>
(where $itemID is a binded variable set in another fact).<br>
<br>
thx,<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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