EXCLUDE primary command — exclude lines from display

Use the EXCLUDE primary command to search through visible (not excluded already) IPCS output stream text for a specified value. When that value is found, mark the line(s) containing the value as excluded.

All options of the EXCLUDE primary command are similar to those supported by the FIND primary command – and very similar to the EXCLUDE primary command supported by ISPF EDIT and VIEW. No option is supported to search already excluded lines of a report.

• Syntax

  EXCLUDE		{ relational-operator }
  EX		    value
  X		     { column { column } }
  		      { ALL      }
  		      { FIRST    }
  		      { LAST     }
  		      { NEXT     }
  		      { PREVIOUS }

• Usage notes
  When EXCLUDE processing is successful, the following actions take place:

  • The line immediately preceding the first one excluded is displayed. The "Top of Data" line may be shown if the line was the first in the report. This behavior is similar to that exhibited by the EXCLUDE primary command of ISPF EDIT and VIEW.
  • An ISPF "n lines excluded" message will be shown.