Search archive in pc hard disk

Hi,
What I want is to verify the existence of a file on the hard disk of your PC, but the filename must be composed with a fixed part and variable part, ie, the variable would be something like "*" when a search assistant with Windows.
Is vi "Check if File or Folder Exists" admits a path in which part of it is either a character? For example: one might say that this path "C: \ file_ ***. DAT" where each "*" could be anything (001, 002, 003, ABC, etc ...?
Thanks and best regards

Hi aristoy,
you can wire a pattern to "file list"! When the output array (of filenames) is not empty then files fitting the pattern are found. So you only have to check for the array size with a greater than zero
Best regards,
GerdW
CLAD, using 2009SP1 + LV2011SP1 + LV2014SP1 on WinXP+Win7+cRIO
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