private static bool Like(string inputstr, string pattern) {
			pattern = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(pattern, @"\?", _
  @"\\w");
			pattern = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(pattern, @"\*", _
@"\\w*");
			pattern = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(pattern, @"\#", _
@"\\d");
			// Console.WriteLine (pattern);
			return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(inputstr, pattern);
		}