match_names

Source: io/match_names.pro

 MATCH_NAMES
        Matches a specified name to list of avaliable names, with due
        priorities for compressed, incomplete and QEDR files.

 Usage:
        real_name = match_names(wanted, list)

 Return value:
        real_name       string  The actual filename found (including
                                directory)

 Arguments:
        wanted  string  input   The standard filename wanted.
        list    string  input   The list of know filenames.

 Method:
        The search is made in the order:
                Normal files,
                Incomplete files,
                QEDR derived files,
                Incomplete QEDR derived files.
        .Z and .gz files are recognized and decompression is ordered.

 History:
        Original: 21/10/94; SJT
        Fix case problem in VMS: 2/11/94; SJT
        Fix possible problem when dir is in name list: 11/7/95; SJT
        Decompression now removed since HSIO now supports dynamic
        decompression: 4/12/97; SJT
        Make it take a list of files to pick from: 21/12/99; SJT
        Remove VMS support: 15/4/03; SJT
        Use strmatch rather than strpos to allow wildcards: 25/1/05; SJT



James Tappin 2005-02-04