On 7/2/21 4:43 AM, Hardy Flor wrote:> I want to find a keyword in the subject between two "*". > How do I have to mask the "*" correctly? > > I tried: > if header :matches "subject" "\*xyz\**" > if header :matches "subject" "\\*xyz\\**"Use ":contains" instead of ":matches": if header :contains "Subject" "*xyz*" In ":contains", asterisks aren't wildcards and don't need escaping. -- Robert L Mathews, Tiger Technologies, http://www.tigertech.net/
Thanks for the hint. But that means the keyword can be within the subject. I actually only wanted to look for it at the beginning. Am 03.07.2021 um 00:17 schrieb Robert L Mathews:> Use ":contains" instead of ":matches": > > if header :contains "Subject" "*xyz*" > > In ":contains", asterisks aren't wildcards and don't need escaping. >