Parse a string in CLIST

[recordc]

I need to parse a string like...

THIS IS A TEST TO CHECK A STRING FOR THE WORDS PASS, WG, OR SC

If the string contains the word(s) PASS WG or SC, I need to throw a message.

My CLIST is working with ISPF. I have a bit of logic working the the (PROC area, but just doesn't seem to do the job...

VER(&cmt,LISTX,'',PASS,WG,SC,MSG=MSGOUT)

...it will inly through the message when the first word is one of the reserved words. I figure I'll have to do a loop here but what will parse the string?

[DikDude]

Welcome to the forum.

Is there some reason clist is being used?

If you were to use rexx, there are many more examples available.

[recordc]

Just a standard really

[NicC]

Let me know when you throw a message so that I can duck - or did you mean display?

[DikDude]

As technology is improved / replaced, standards often (usually) follow.

It may not be long until clist knowledge becomes even more rare than it is now. . .