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Beginner Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 17

Hi all,

I have a bunch of scripts with hundreds of #if statements

The statements have roughly the following format

#if (@var=@a) {performactiona;#abort 1}
#if (@var=@b) {performactionb;#abort 1}
catch_all_alias_at_end

Some scripts are more than 100 lines long. I have had alot of problems with multiple #if statements being activated despite the #abort 1 in every line (I didnt have these problems in zmud).

I have also had problems with the catch_all_alias_at_end firing every time the script is run, even when one of the prior #if statments was true.

So I decided to try the #switch command, in the helpfile is has a beautiful pretty format of

#switch
() {}
() {}

But in reality I dont seem to be able to list the different 'elseif' statements on different lines. IE the format is

#swith () {} () {} () {}

which is really not very easy to read when you have a hundred elseif lines.

Can anybody tell me if I'm missing something in my formatting?

Thanks

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

You have to put one portion of the switch on the same line as the command.
#switch () {}
() {}
() {}

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:10 pm

If you're testing the value of a single variable, you can use the prettier format, Viji, which I believe is what he's talking about. That looks like this:

Enchanter Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 605

Bluebear
If you gonna put condition and script on different lines, then the main rule is that your commands, placed in {}, must be at least 1 indent deeper than your condition () is placed. You may see my comment to the SWITCH help article at the very end : #SW - I've paste that code from my real script and it works perfectly. Working with #SWITCH, watch for the colors the editor highlights your code. If your expression did not get colored even after you click "Save" button, try to place it at another indention level. But sometimes this rule reverses, I'll give you an example. And Fang, your "prettier" format actually works even if you gonna use full expression check! It is hard to document this though, I understand. Wink

Here is another working example from my settings (2 nested #SWITCH). Again, note the indention, especially for outer #SWITCH and its second condition (@GroupMode >= @GModeGrouped), as it is the key to get the #SWITCH to work.