Hi! hanumesh.m wrote: You have to use valid Java Regular Expressions (cf. http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html). What you probably meant was something like this: m: Message( fileName matches "^.*888.*$", message : message ) HTH, Christian

Matches uses regular expressions not (SQL) wildcards. I suggest you reformat your search string. -----Original Message----- From: rules-users-bounces(a)lists.jboss.org [mailto:rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org] On Behalf Of hanumesh.m Sent: 06 February 2008 10:16 To: rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org Subject: [rules-users] Wild card characters in .drl file Hi, I need to use wild card chars matching in .drl file. (Assume field filename has data as "XYZ-888-10022008") If the filename contains string "888" in it then target Queue will be "jms://INBOUND.888.EDI" I am writing a rule as follows: rule "Test 888" no-loop when m: Message( fileName matches "*888*", message : message ) then System.out.println( "In EATech.drl File" ); m.setTargetEdiQ("jms://INBOUND.888.EDI"); update( m ); end But its not working. Error is "Dangling meta character '*' near index 0 *888*" If anyone has used wild card chars in .drl file please respond -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Wild-card-characters-in-.drl-file-tp15306359p15306359. html Sent from the drools - user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ rules-users mailing list rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users

Hi, Christian Spurk gave a good link to regular expression syntax. DRL is well documented in the Drools documentation (or use the guided editor in Eclipse). With kind regards, Mike _____ From: rules-users-bounces(a)lists.jboss.org [mailto:rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org] On Behalf Of Hanumesh Mekala Sent: 06 February 2008 10:46 To: Rules Users List Subject: Re: [rules-users] Wild card characters in .drl file Hi Michael, Thanks for your help. Its working now. "^.*888.*$", what is the indication of matches "^. and *$", indicates? Can you please give some url where in I can get complete syntax of writing .drl's. Thanks again for your response. On 2/6/08, Anstis, Michael (M.) <manstis1(a)ford.com&gt; wrote: Matches uses regular expressions not (SQL) wildcards. I suggest you reformat your search string. -----Original Message----- From: rules-users-bounces(a)lists.jboss.org [mailto:rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org] On Behalf Of hanumesh.m Sent: 06 February 2008 10:16 To: rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org Subject: [rules-users] Wild card characters in .drl file Hi, I need to use wild card chars matching in .drl file. (Assume field filename has data as "XYZ-888-10022008") If the filename contains string "888" in it then target Queue will be "jms://INBOUND.888.EDI" I am writing a rule as follows: rule "Test 888" no-loop when m: Message( fileName matches "*888*", message : message ) then System.out.println( "In EATech.drl File" ); m.setTargetEdiQ("jms://INBOUND.888.EDI"); update( m ); end But its not working. Error is "Dangling meta character '*' near index 0 *888*" If anyone has used wild card chars in .drl file please respond -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Wild-card-characters-in-.drl-file-tp15306359p15306359. html Sent from the drools - user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ rules-users mailing list rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users _______________________________________________ rules-users mailing list rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users