Wildcard settings specify whether the expression matching rules will follow strict matching rules.
Strictly conforming
When set to 'Strictly conforming syntax' the matching rules will force a boundary check at the beginning and end of the expression if a wildcard character is found. e.g.
the expression locator* would NOT match the filename AgentRansack.exe since it doesn't begin with the term 'locator', instead the search term would need to be set to *locator*.
When the option has been switched off it is still possible to specify the boundary check using the '<' and '>' characters, e.g.
the expression <locator*> is equivalent to Strict expression locator*
Imply boundary markers
When switched on Wildcard expression matching assumes that an expression that includes a dot (period) is specifying a file extension and therefore implies a boundary marker at the end of the expression, e.g. file*.txt will match:
filelocator.txt
but not:
filelocator.txt.backup
Please see Expression Types for more information about Wildcard Expressions.
Note: In earlier versions of the product Wildcard expressions used to be referred to as DOS Expressions.