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rewrite rule wildcard to include "/'s" [slashes]

Is there a rewrite rule available to rewrite the following example:

www.mydomain.com/function/val1/val2/val3/val4/end.html
or
www.mydomain.com/function/val1/val2/val3//end.html

to send to:

thisapp.php?function=/val1/val2/val3/val4/
or
thisapp.php?function=/val1/val2/val3//

Slashes are normally used for directories, however, I am still getting errors and would like instead of 404, to send what the query is to one function file.
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ok, will that work with other rewrite rules?

I think I should put this at the end of the list?

After a rewrite rule is found to be true and it executes it, does it continue?

ie. if this was at the bottom of the list, it would execute this also, correct?... or does it stop when it executes one?
> I think I should put this at the end of the list?
Depends if You want next rules have original or already modified URI. But it should be safe to put it last.

> After a rewrite rule is found to be true and it executes it, does it continue?
Depends on the [L] flag. I have put the [L] flag, which causes the rewrite engine to stop(next rules are not excuted)
Excellent - was looking for a "catch-all" instead of bouncing to a 404 page, then looking up the error logs.  Works slick! Thanks.
Works perfect!