FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
jdk 1.7u10

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
windows 7 64-bit

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The wildcard character " * " doesn't work as it should. For example passing a parameter in batch file:

java -Xmx256M -Xss1M -jar dev_*.jar run

does not run the dev_build_01.jar file found in the same directory.

In a program, for example, using ProcessBuilder and passing a jar's that includes a wildcard, Java seems to take this literally and says " Unable to find jarfile. "

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 7

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Make batch file and use a wildcard, or use a wildcard within any string that's to be used as a parameter. Java will evaluate this literally.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
wildcards work like normal. java will use the first found result that matches a string and wildcard, e.g. example*.jar
ACTUAL -
 " Unable to access jarfile dev*.jar "

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
None. I had to use a hard coded string to get things to work.