If or then else problem [SOLVED]

[Thornhunt]

i have run into a problem in my script were it does not run the else block.

i have placed msgboxes to make sure the variable in the expression id different to the values in the statement but still it fails to run the else block.

it probially is a error in how i have written it but my eyes are not seeing it, could anyone see were i have gone wrong.

case $NewuserContinueBtn
     MsgBox(1,"",$NewuserNameVar)
     if $NewuserNameVar = 0 or $NewuserNameVar = "" Then
      MsgBox(1,"",$NewuserNameVar)
      MsgBox(48,"Oops","Please Give your character a name")
     Else
      $NewuserEmailVar = GUICtrlRead($NewuserEmailIpt)

the message box is checking what the variable is, and everytime (even after the 'then' its stiff different.) yet it still fails to run the else block instead it runs the "MsgBox(48,"Oops","Please Give your character a name")"

thanks in advance for anyhelp

Edited December 1, 2011 by Thornhunt

[water]

If the variable $NewuserNameVar contains a string the comparison

$NewuserNameVar = 0

always is true because AutoIt has to convert the string to a numeric value. So before you compare check the datatype using IsInt or something similar.

Edited December 1, 2011 by water

[Thornhunt]

ahhh thakyou verymuch, at the start of my script the variable was declared as a integer however it is then changed to a string later in the script .. ahhh typical schoolboy error.. once again thankyou

/edit

wow i still cant belive how i clear it was.

Edited December 1, 2011 by Thornhunt

[water]

Glad to be of service