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RE: if statement not working

• Posted by Kat <gertie at PELL.NET> Mar 21, 2002
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On 22 Mar 2002, at 4:10, bensler at mail.com wrote:

> 
> Refer to the "[If/then and sequences...]" thread from Aug 2000
> or the "Comparing Sequences" thread from Oct 2000

How about it, Karl, a fall-thru the "=" to the equal()?

Kat

> Chris
> 
> Derek Parnell wrote:
> > 
> > This, in my not so humble opinion, is one of RDS's lesser decisions.
> > 
> > For some reason, not quiet explained yet, RDS decided that sequences 
> > must not allowed to be compared 
> > using the normal comparision operators. For sequences you are forced 
> > into calling a function to 
> > compare them. The two main functions are 'compare()' and 'equal()'.
> > 
> >   compare(s1,s2) returns one of three values:
> >     -1  if s1 is less than s2
> >      0  if s1 equals s2
> >      1  if s1 is greater than s2
> > 
> >   equal(s1,s2) returns one of two values:
> >      0 if s1 is not equal to s2
> >      1 if s1 is equal to s2
> > 
> > Go figure! Many people have been try to get RDS to see sense in using 
> > the standard comparision 
> > operators with sequences but to no avail yet.
> > 
> > -------
> > Derek.
> > 
> > 22/03/2002 11:04:33 AM, xxmyt at yahoo.com wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >hello everyone. 
> > >
> > >the code i pasted down works properly. however, it doesnt work in the 
> > >second way.
> > >
> > >my code:
> > >include dos32lib.e
> > >without warning
> > >
> > >constant
> > >    Win     = create( Window, "PASSWORD REQUIRED", 0, Default, Default, 
> > >400, 200, 0 ),
> > >
> > >    Sle1    = create( EditText, "", Win, 10, 40, 120, 20, 0 ),
> > >    Button1 = create( PushButton, "OK", Win, 180, 40, 120, 20, 0 )
> > >
> > >
> > >procedure onClick_Button1()
> > >
> > >     if  equal(getText(Sle1),"YES") then
> > >         closeWindow(Win)
> > >     end if
> > >
> > >end procedure
> > >
> > >onClick[Button1] = routine_id("onClick_Button1")
> > >
> > >WinMain( Win )
> > >
> > >  but if i change the if statement this way, i get an error message:
> > >
> > >     if  getText(Sle1) = "YES" then
> > >         closeWindow(Win)
> > >     end if
> > >
> > >error message says, the result of the if statemnt should be an atom. 
> > >
> > >so whats it all about?
> > >
> > >
> > ---------
> > Cheers,
> > Derek Parnell 
> > ICQ# 7647806
> > 
> > 
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