Recursive file list pattern

Hello,
I have created a subvi that searches through a main folder for specific files and adds them to a compressed folder. I have 4 folders I need to create for different types of collected files (.csv and .txt). The naming convention of the files include a subject identifier, task description, and time stamp (most of the time). Here are a few examples:
ABC_30s_narrow_ec_12-23-42-PM_R.csv (multiple with different time stamps)
ABC_30s_narrow_ec_12-23-42-PM_L.csv (multiple with different time stamps)
ABC_sts_arms_12-21-06-PM.csv (multiple with different time stamps)
ABC_Tablet_2_12-26-56-PM.txt (multiple with different time stamps)
ABC_gait.txt
ABC_zero.csv
I have tried using the pattern input of the Recursive File List vi to search for a specific task (e.g. 30s) and move that to a specified compressed folder (e.g. balance). The files are only moved if the "pattern" at the end of the filename. Does the pattern only match the end of the files listed or can I get it to search for the pattern in the middle of the name? And is it possible to search for two patterns (e.g. 30s and zero) and move them to the same folder, without overwriting the compressed file? I would like to figure this out without changing the naming convention too much (predetermined by somebody else).
Thanks in advance,
Anton
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The OpenG List Directory Recursive does support searching on multiple patterns. Otherwise yeah just use the native function multiple times.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I messed around with it a bit after writing this and came up with something that seems to work (an image of it is attached). Automating the saving process is the next step, definitely.
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[edit] To clarify, all I was trying to do in that piece is see if I could pull individual file paths out of the list. Once I get past that, I think I'll be fine doing the rest.
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