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Command Functions › PERMIT Function—Permit Access to Resources › Data Set Prefixing › Floating "-"

Floating "-"

The character "‑" represents a variable number of characters.

Entry:

Matches:

But Not:

ACCT‑VEND

ACCTPAY.VENDOR

ACC.VEND

 

ACCTVEND

AP.ACC.VEND

In this case, the entry indicates that a matching prefix must begin with the characters ACCT, followed by a variable number of characters represented by a “‑”, and must end with the characters VEND.

The prefix ACC.VEND does not begin with ACCT and therefore does not match the entry.

Floating characters can cross node (also called qualifier or index) boundaries. Floating characters cannot be used with other mask types.