Pattern Match Any Single Character

The pattern of . matches with any single character in the searched string. The following examples illustrate the matching a single character in the searched string.

Pattern Searched String Result
CUST.FIL CUST1FIL Match
CUST.FIL CUST2FIL Match
CUST.FIL CUST45FIL No match
PROD.FIL PROD1FIL Match
PROD.FIL PROD2FIL Match
PROD.FIL PRODAAFIL No match
Prod.fil PROD3FIL No match
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