--- db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/table/SuperPatternFilter.java	
+++ db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/table/SuperPatternFilter.java	
@@ -82,11 +82,19 @@ 
                 break;
             case REGEX_FIND:
             case REGEX_MATCH:
-                final String filterStr2;
+                String filterStr2;
                 if (filterStr == null || filterStr.length() == 0) {
                     filterStr2 = ".*";
                 } else {
-                    filterStr2 = filterStr.replaceAll("/", "//"); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr.replaceAll("\\\\", "\\\\\\\\"); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr2.replaceAll("\\[", "\\\\["); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr2.replaceAll("\\(", "[(]"); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr2.replaceAll("\\*", "[*]"); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr2.replaceAll("\\?", "[?]"); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr2.replaceAll("\\)", "[)]"); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr2.replaceAll("\\+", "[+]"); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr2.replaceAll("\\{", "[{]"); // NOI18N
+                    filterStr2 = filterStr2.replaceAll("\\}", "[}]"); // NOI18N
                 }
                 pattern = Pattern.compile(filterStr2, 0);
                 break;