RE: [mv] more 'if' help help help elp....

["Christopher Thompson" <ct@arborinternet.com>]

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Or if you have many items, put them in a database.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-minivend-users@minivend.com
> [mailto:owner-minivend-users@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Ramsey French
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 5:10 PM
> To: minivend-users@minivend.com
> Subject: Re: [mv] more 'if' help help help elp....
>
>
> ******    message to minivend-users from Ramsey French
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>
> Another option is to put all of the "something's" in a lookup
> table keyed on
> 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.  Then just pull the correct "something" based
> on the value.
>
> Think of it as sort of an array.
>
> Array        Element
> Element       Value
>   1         Something 1
>   2         Something 2
>   3         Something 3
> ..etc...
>
> If this is a decision process used numerous times, put the
> table in memory.
>
>
> > ******    message to minivend-users from "Christopher Thompson"
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> >
> > You might really want an alternate syntax, but it is't part
> of MML (nor
> > Perl). And since the [elsif] does the same thing as what you
> want, us it.
> > Just close your eyes when you have to scroll past that
> section of code.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-minivend-users@minivend.com
> > [mailto:owner-minivend-users@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Adam Kett
> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 6:41 AM
> > To: minivend-users@minivend.com
> > Subject: [mv] more 'if' help help help elp....
> >
> >
> > Can any help me with the syntax for a different type of if
> > currently I know of being able to
> > i.e.
> > [if value somthing == 1]
> > [then]                         something 1    [/then]
> > [elseif value something == 2]  something 2    [/elsif]
> > [else]                         something rest [/else]
> > [/if]
> >
> > but I would really like to be
> > [if value something]
> > [condition something == 1]  something 1      [/condition]
> > [condition something == 2]  something 2      [/condition]
> > [condition something == 3]  something 3      [/condition]
> > [condition something == 4]  something 4      [/condition]
> > .........and so on.......
> > [/if]
> >
> > so it finds the contion that matches and does it.
> > bit like a case statement.
> > I know that I can use no end of nested Ifs but that becomes messy
> > any help???????????
> > --
> > 'Darn it, who spiked my coffee with water?!' - larry wall
> >
> >
> >
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