Re: Switch Case Context
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = on 6/22/2004 2:07 pm, devaulw@onebox.com at devaulw@onebox.com so noted...> Is there anyway to get the switch/case context to work like this (pseudo-code> follows):> [switch value=X]> [CASE value>10] A [/CASE]> [CASE value>5] B [/CASE]> [CASE value=4] C [/CASE]> [CASE value=TEXT] TEXT [/CASE]> [DEFAULT] D [/DEFAULT]You could set values based on these conditions, then perform the case basedupon those. If your goal is just to set values, you don't need the [switch].[text]theValue=D[/text][text]numberX=[grep search=[^0-9\.-]&replace=][X][/grep][/text][showif [numberX]>5][text]theValue=B[/text][/showif][showif [numberX]>10][text]theValue=A[/text][/showif][showif [numberX]=4][text]theValue=C[/text][/showif][showif [X]=TEXT][text]theValue=TEXT[/text][/showif][switch value=[theValue]][case value=A] do A [/case][case value=B] do B [/case][case value=C] do C [/case][case value=TEXT] do TEXT [/case][case value=D] do D [/case][/switch]The grep is used to give more reliable results when values other than theliteral string "TEXT" are entered. There could still be unexpected resultsfor an entry of, say "cheese 4"... but then, you're the one comparing bothtext and numeric values in the same field. ; )Rob MarquardtDesigner/Resident WireheadToast Design800 Washington Avenue NorthMinneapolis MN 55401612.330.9863 v612.321.9424 fwww.toastdesign.com-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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on 6/22/2004 2:07 pm, devaulw@onebox.com at devaulw@onebox.com so noted...> Is there anyway to get the switch/case context to work like this (pseudo-code> follows):> [switch value=X]> [CASE value>10] A [/CASE]> [CASE value>5] B [/CASE]> [CASE value=4] C [/CASE]> [CASE value=TEXT] TEXT [/CASE]> [DEFAULT] D [/DEFAULT]You could set values based on these conditions, then perform the case basedupon those. If your goal is just to set values, you don't need the [switch].[text]theValue=D[/text][text]numberX=[grep search=[^0-9\.-]&replace=][X][/grep][/text][showif [numberX]>5][text]theValue=B[/text][/showif][showif [numberX]>10][text]theValue=A[/text][/showif][showif [numberX]=4][text]theValue=C[/text][/showif][showif [X]=TEXT][text]theValue=TEXT[/text][/showif][switch value=[theValue]][case value=A] do A [/case][case value=B] do B [/case][case value=C] do C [/case][case value=TEXT] do TEXT [/case][case value=D] do D [/case][/switch]The grep is used to give more reliable results when values other than theliteral string "TEXT" are entered. There could still be unexpected resultsfor an entry of, say "cheese 4"... but then, you're the one comparing bothtext and numeric values in the same field. ; )Rob MarquardtDesigner/Resident WireheadToast Design800 Washington Avenue NorthMinneapolis MN 55401612.330.9863 v612.321.9424 fwww.toastdesign.com-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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