VB.NET string match function problem

I have an existing "Match" function which takes a wild card and another string as parameter. For example: Wild card String Result * a True (match) *.xml [login to view URL] True(match) The problem is that this function does not work for two found cases: Wild card String Result soap*.* [login to view URL] false (no match but should match) a.b.c.d*.* [login to view URL] false (no match but should match) I am attaching project and I need a quick solution (max 2 days). Thanks!