Bug in _TreeFindNodeWild with syntax such as .*** and :*** about mdsplus HOT 2 CLOSED

The syntax is described at:
http://www.mdsplus.org/index.php/Documentation:Users:Tree_syntax

Keith, can you write a parser for it ? I have an idea of how to make the search code much more simple.
-Josh

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Given that some wildcard searches are broken, and there is ambiguity in the syntax for **** I propose we make the following syntax decisions:

[[treename::]tagname{.|:}]

Four single character punctuations

1. '.' the child
2. ':' the member
3. '^' the parent
4. '~' wildcard both member and child

and these can be tripled to mad breadth first searches

1. '...' all children
2. ':::' all members
3. '~~~' all members and children
4. '^^^' all parent

four of these is a syntax error

a special case would first translate *** to ~~~
(four of these is also a syntax error)

Some examples

a.b*.c  - a child named c of a child starting with b of a member or child called a 
a.b*:c - a member named c of a child starting with b of a member or child called a
a.b*~c -a member or child named c of a child starting with b of a member or child called a
a.b...c  - a child called c someplace under the child hierarchy under a.b
a.b:::c - a member called c someplace under the member hierarchy under a.b
a.b~~~c - a child or member called c someplace under the child/member hierarchy under a.b
a.b*~~~ 
etc...

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