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| ====== REG Matching | ====== REG Matching | ||
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| + | <note warning> | ||
| + | \\ | ||
| + | Microsoft have issued the following warning with respect to the Registry Editor: \\ | ||
| + | //" | ||
| TapeTrack supports matching against a list of patterns stored in the Windows Registry using the special filter prefix: | TapeTrack supports matching against a list of patterns stored in the Windows Registry using the special filter prefix: | ||
| '' | '' | ||
| + | * Registry key name | ||
| This allows a filter field to be compared against multiple patterns defined centrally in the Windows Registry. | This allows a filter field to be compared against multiple patterns defined centrally in the Windows Registry. | ||
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| * stop as soon as a match is found | * stop as soon as a match is found | ||
| + | ===== Registry Backup ===== | ||
| + | <note important> | ||
| + | Open regedit and create registry backup by right-clicking the top of the registry tree and selecting Export and saving to an appropriate location. | ||
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| + | {{: | ||
| ===== Registry Location ===== | ===== Registry Location ===== | ||
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| Each registry value under this key represents a reusable filter list. | Each registry value under this key represents a reusable filter list. | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GazillaByte\TapeTrack\Lists</ | ||
| ===== Example ===== | ===== Example ===== | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | With the following data (semicolon-separated): | + | With the following data (semicolon-separated, no spaces): |
| - | < | + | < |
| + | {{reg_filter_keys.png}} | ||
| ==== Using the REG Filter in TapeMaster ==== | ==== Using the REG Filter in TapeMaster ==== | ||
| To filter the Description field using the registry list: | To filter the Description field using the registry list: | ||
| - | < | + | < |
| + | |||
| + | {{reg_filter_prod.png}} | ||
| This will match any Description containing: | This will match any Description containing: | ||
| - | "prod" | + | * prod |
| - | + | | |
| - | "PRD" | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | "production" | + | |
| ===== Expected Matching Results ===== | ===== Expected Matching Results ===== | ||
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| Using the filter: | Using the filter: | ||
| - | < | + | < |
| The following descriptions would typically match: | The following descriptions would typically match: | ||
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| REG filtering is especially useful in environments where: | REG filtering is especially useful in environments where: | ||
| + | * administrators want centrally managed filter sets | ||
| + | * users should not modify external files | ||
| + | * reusable filter definitions are required across multiple tools | ||
| - | administrators want centrally managed filter sets | + | REG filtering provides a centralized, |
| - | users should not modify external files | + | < |
| - | reusable | + | This makes it ideal for controlled environments where filter |
| - | ===== Summary ===== | ||
| - | REG filtering provides a centralised, | + | =====See Also===== |
| - | It behaves the same as LIST filtering, but stores the pattern list inside: | + | [[general: |
| + | [[technote:list|LIST Matching \\ | ||
| + | [[technote:FUZZY|FUZZY Matching]] \\ | ||
| - | < | ||
| - | This makes it ideal for controlled environments where filter rules need to be maintained per user or workstation. | + | {{tag> technote pattern string}} |
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