I didn't setup Zope here, so I'm wondering if something could have been missed out then that could cause these things to not work? Or perhaps a version too old? Or could it be a problem with my dtml not talking to the Zcatalog in the correct manner?

Ok, I typed to soon. Seems it was the version of Zope that didn't like using wild cards. A newer version is being prepared and wild cards work fine with it. Sorry for the trouble Peter Armstrong