FileSearch strictness issue

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Published on 2009-10-31T20:03:48Z Indexed on 2010/05/25 0:01 UTC
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I'm currently trying to search directories for any file labelled "??.??.????.xls" (for mm.dd.yyyy.xls). The problem I have is that the code I'm using also matches filenames such as "my-restaurant.12.01.2006.xls". I only want to match filenames with specifically the notation I used above.

Dim Invoices As FileSearch
Set Invoices = Application.FileSearch

With Invoices
    .Filename = "??.??.????.xls"
    ' invDir is a directory I chose earlier on
    .LookIn = invDir
    .SearchSubFolders = True
    .MatchTextExactly = True
End With

Is there something I'm missing? I know I could do yet another check in my code elsewhere to make sure the filename's length is 14 characters, but is there a parameter I'm not considering in the FileSearch?

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