I have a list in the form of

   set commandListInteger list \  
       acmshNLines                    \
       acmshMStep                     \
       acmshTSle                        \
       acmshTP                           \
       acmshTPp                         \
       acmshTLl                          \
       acmshKOff                        \
       acmshTSop                       \
       acmshTOp
     
and wish to convert it in into an entry in a switch -regexp command ie into some thing like

switch -regexp -- $nextentry {

((acmshNLines|acmshMSteps|acmshTP|acmshTPp|acmshTLl|acmshKOff|acmshTOp)) {...}

......}


this would allow me to produce a generic parser for setting up the command data for part of an intergration test system.

it it possible and if so how??

Thanks Graham Tasker


Hi, Graham ... it's been a long day! I'm probably missing something vital here, but:

% set sample [list tom dick harry george]
tom dick harry george
% set lookform [join $sample | ]
tom|dick|harry|george

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