On 23/02/06, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In a recent note, Steve Flynn said:
>
> >
> > FOO = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]@$]{1,8}?\."
> >
> Are minuscule alphabetics allowed in data set names?They are in my specific case. > And it depends on whether your site has disabled ICF > catalog DSN validity checking, discussed here recently. > > And it depends on what language or interface to the OS > you're using. Some languages impose restrictions beyond > those imposed by the OS, particularly if DSN validity > checking is disabled. [snip] > What's your objective. It might be easier if you can use > a difference of regular expressions in a boolean expression, > e.g. The objective is to write an XML schema which describes the valid entries that can be inserted into an XML file for a DSN entry. If a user wishes to express their dataset inside the XML file in lowercase, it's ok (which is why I say it's valid in my specific case). <overrridelib>PROD.s0me.DSN-.th#e.USER.WANTS65</overrridelib> would be valid. <overridelib>I don't understand what should go in here...</overrridelib> should fail. -- Steve Despair - It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
