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Re: Another Error

• Posted by don cole <doncole at pacbell.net> Feb 01, 2007
• 643 views

Rich Klender wrote:
> 
> Well, I hit another snag, if anyone would be gracious enough to help!!!
> 
> Here's the code:
> 
> function AddFactions(integer C)
> 
>     sequence FactionName, FactionPassword, Correct
>     integer ReturnCode
> 
>     while C do
> 
>         FactionName = prompt_string("Input the name of the new Faction\n")
>         
>         FactionPassword = prompt_string("Input the Factions password\n")
> 
>         puts(1, "\n")
>         puts(1, "The Faction name is: ")
>         puts(1, FactionName)
>         puts(1, "\nThe Password is: ")
>         puts(1, FactionPassword)
>         puts(1, "\n")
>         Correct = prompt_string("Is this correct? y/n")
> 
>         if Correct = 'y' or Correct = 'Y' then
>             return ReturnCode = 1   
>         end if
> 
>     end while
> 
> end function
> 
> The problem is in the last if/then statement, if the user inputs 'y' then it
> returns to the main program, if not I want it to fall thru and the user
> re-inputs
> the correct data.  I get the following error:
> 
> H:\test1.ex:24 in function AddFactions() 
> true/false condition must be an ATOM 
>     C = 1
>     FactionName = "asdf"
>     FactionPassword = "asdf"
>     Correct = "n"
>     ReturnCode = <no value>
> 
> ... called from H:\test1.ex:62 
> 
> I know I'm missing something easy here...sorry I'll get the hang of this yet!!
> 
> Thanks!
> Rich

Back to the origtinal question
true/false condition must be an ATOM 
 if Correct = 'y' or Correct = 'Y' then(line24)
sequence FactionName, FactionPassword, Correct

Correct here is definately not an atom but a sequence.

Don Cole