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gkcchowdary
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difference b/w match mixmatch,wildmatch

Hi Explain what is match ,mixmatch,wildmatch and difference,with examples

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marcus_sommer

maxgro
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if you search in Qlikview help you can find the difference, this is a copy

match( str, expr1 [ , expr2,...exprN ] )

The match function performs a case sensitive comparison.

Example:

match( M, 'Jan','Feb','Mar')

returns 2 if M = Feb

returns 0 if M = Apr or jan

mixmatch( str, expr1 [ , expr2,...exprN ] )

The mixmatch function performs a case insensitive comparison.

Example:

mixmatch( M, 'Jan','Feb','Mar')

returns 1 if M = jan

wildmatch( str, expr1 [ , expr2,...exprN ] )

The wildmatch function performs a case insensitive comparison and permits the use of wildcard characters ( * and ?) in the comparison strings.

Example:

wildmatch( M, 'ja*','fe?','mar')

returns 1 if M = January

returns 2 if M = fex