This is a trivial example of something larger to illustrate the point.
I have a lister displaying the following files:
Test1.txt
Test1(1).txt
Test2.txt
Test2(1).txt
I want to delete all the files whose name contains b[/b], so in the find-as-you-type bar (or the filter box on the toolbar), I enter (1) expecting only those files whose name contains b[/b] to be displayed.
What is actually displayed is:
Test1.txt
Test1(1).txt
Test2(1).txt
Why is Test1.txt displayed?
In a related question, as I type *( in the FAYT field all the files disappear from the display. Why?
[quote="rcoleman1943"]
In a related question, as I type *( in the FAYT field all the files disappear from the display. Why?[/quote]
i don't know why technically but you need to type ' before each parenthesis, so '(1').
Notice that you can can delete * in FAYT field if you are in Partial Match Mode...
To explain why Test1.txt is displayed, the ( and ) characters are part of the pattern matching syntax and allow you to match several things. For example, this will match jpg and png files:
*.(jpg|png)
If you want to use a literal ( or ) then, as AlbatorIV says, you have to put a ' before it.