MPEX has a function called NTOKEN:

SETLVAR TEMPVAR1,NTOKEN(TEMPVAR,1,".")
SETLVAR TEMPVAR2,NTOKEN(TEMPVAR,2,".")
SETLVAR TEMPVAR3,NTOKEN(TEMPVAR,3,".")


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>
> My Salaam to all,
>
> The possible combinations of values for a particular variable TEMPVAR could
> be as follows:
>
> 1. TEMPVAR = "[log in to unmask]"
> 2. TEMPVAR = "@.GROUP2.ACCT2@"
> 3. TEMPVAR = "@[log in to unmask]"
> 4. TEMPVAR = "[log in to unmask]@.ACCT4@"
>
> How do I break this up into 3 different variable TEMPVAR1, TEMPVAR2,
> TEMPVAR3 such that the results should be as follows:
>
> 1. TEMPVAR1 = "AI@J", TEMPVAR2 = "GROUP1", TEMPVAR3 = "ACCOUNT1"
> 2. TEMPVAR1 = "@", TEMPVAR2 = "GROUP2", TEMPVAR3 = "ACCT2@"
> 3. TEMPVAR1 = "@J", TEMPVAR2 = "GRP3@", TEMPVAR3 = "ACCOUNT3"
> 4. TEMPVAR1 = "AI@", TEMPVAR2 = "GRP4@", TEMPVAR3 = "ACCT4@"
>
> Is there any option other than involving a WHILE loop with continious read
> till I reach "." in each attempt and process it accordingly. Any better,
> fast and best ideas ? Thanks in advance.
>
> With Best Regards
> Raghu.
>
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