>CALL *(REXXPCRE) 'PCRE VARTOPARSE MATCH.' I would go with that one any time, but you will need a persistent LE environment (i.e. use PIPI) if you do not want to compile the PCRE expression every time you call it, etc. etc. I researched the thing for a while before I gave up because my knowledge is lacking in that area. BTW, for maintainability, C is prteferred ZA
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