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How to validate a data field for A-Z, 0-9 and "*" in SQL Windows?

I'm trying to define the input mask for a field in SQL Windows. I now that setting "AAA" would make the field accept anything from A to Z; "999" would make it accept any number. But how do I make it able to accept the "*" char? ...

Is there a good ActiveX/Com component to send e-mails with attachments?

For an application written in Centura, I need the abbility to send e-mails with attachments. At the moment this is done by calling Outlook, but this doesn't work anymore in Windows 7. My first idea is to write something in .Net and let Centura call it, but in that case I have to write a mail-component myself. The second idea is to buy/...