RosettaCodeData/Task/Search-a-list/MAXScript/search-a-list-1.max

haystack=#("Zig","Zag","Wally","Ronald","Bush","Krusty","Charlie","Bush","Bozo")

for needle in #("Washington","Bush") do
(
    index = findItem haystack needle

    if index == 0 then
    (
        format "% is not in haystack\n" needle
    )
    else
    (
        format "% %\n" index needle
    )
)