Dit voorbeeld maakt gebruik van de operator Like om twee tekenreeksen met een patroon te vergelijken.
Dim MyCheck
MyCheck = "aBBBa" Like "a*a" ' Is True.
MyCheck = "F" Like "[A-Z]" ' Is True.
MyCheck = "F" Like "[!A-Z]" ' Is False.
MyCheck = "a2a" Like "a#a" ' Is True.
MyCheck = "aM5b" Like "a[L-P]#[!c-e]" ' Is True.
MyCheck = "BAT123khg" Like "B?T*" ' Is True.
MyCheck = "CAT123khg" Like "B?T*" ' Is False.