Another way to setup IF, ELSE statements

[clickfast]

I want to do a complex conditional statement something like this example i've typed below. Basically, there is a variable called %variable1% that will be either 1,5 or 20.

Is this the proper way to structure the ElseIf branching?? Is there a better syntax for accomplishing this??

THANKS!

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If>variable1=1
copyfile>c:\text1,d:\text1
ElseIf variable1=5
copyfile>c:\text5,d:\text5
ElseIf variable1=20
copyfile>c:\text20,d:\text20
EndIf

[clickfast]

FOUND THIS REFERRENCE IN THE FORUM... HELPS ME OUT...

http://www.mjtnet.com/usergroup/viewtopic.php?t=3638

[pgriffin]

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[code]
If>variable1=1
    copyfile>c:\text1,d:\text1
Else
    if>variable1=5
         copyfile>c:\text5,d:\text5
    Else
         If>variable1=20
             copyfile>c:\text20,d:\text20
         endif
     endif
EndIf

[/code]

[clickfast]

I tried the IF Else conditional branching and couldn't get it to work. So I found some other examples of using in a Subroutine without the Else and EndIF statements, and decided to try it outside of a sub. So I basically setup lables.

For better or for worse heres what i ended up doing ... probably a little verbose.. BUT IT WORKS!!!!

assume user provides input, we'll call it %variable%

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//here's the generic version of what I came out with

label>start
if>%variable%=1,first
if>%variable%=2,second
if>%variable%=3,third
goto>exit

     //you could replace copyfile with whatever function you need to execute

     label>first
     copyfile>c:\first.txt,d:\first.txt
     goto>exit
 
     label>second
     copyfile>c:\second.txt,d:\second.txt
     goto>exit

     label>third
     copyfile>c:\third.txt,d:\third.txt
     goto>exit

label>exit

[Me_again]

Else is great if there are two outcomes determined by one If> condition but otherwise you can just keep it simple and use separate If>'s

if>%variable%=1
copyfile>c:\first.txt,d:\first.txt
endif
if>%variable%=2
copyfile>c:\second.txt,d:\second.txt
endif
if>%variable%=3
copyfile>c:\three.txt,d:\three.txt
endif

Hopefully macroscheduler will get a "case" function in a future version so we won't need to use stacked If's.

[jpuziano]

Hopefully macroscheduler will get a "case" function in a future version so we won't need to use stacked If's.

I agree, having a CASE command would simplify coding in some cases, a lot less lines would be required for some macros making them easier to understand and maintain.

I remember this being mentioned over the years so I checked the Enhancement Suggestions forum but found it has never actually been requested as an enhancement.

Marcus, is adding a CASE command on the Wish List somewhere? Just wondering...

[Me_again]

I suspect it may not be possible, since it would be more or less the equivalent of:

If>black=white,red=green

and MS doesn't seem to be able to do things like that.

But since I just had to code a conversion from direction in degrees to 16 alpha compass points (N, NNE, etc.) I could sure use it sometimes

[diamondrail]

I want to do a complex conditional statement something like this example i've typed below. Basically, there is a variable called %variable1% that will be either 1,5 or 20.

Is this the proper way to structure the ElseIf branching?? Is there a better syntax for accomplishing this??

THANKS!

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If>variable1=1
copyfile>c:\text1,d:\text1
ElseIf variable1=5
copyfile>c:\text5,d:\text5
ElseIf variable1=20
copyfile>c:\text20,d:\text20
EndIf

That worked well - thanks. However, now my script is running a bunch of times within the interval that the current time is 935. I only need it to execute once during that "minute"....

Besides putting a delay ? .... for 60 seconds... right after it runs the script?

[Grovkillen]

Why not use a variable which is set to (as an example) 1 when the script run the first time and when it's NOT 945 it's set to 0. Have the loop only trigger when it's 945 AND the variable is 0.