how to use the "or" operator

[t0ddie]

i dont know how to use the or operator. when i run this code, i get an error saying that if statements must have a then statement.

if $diecode <> 1000 Or

0100 Or

1010 Or

0110 Or

1110 Or

0111 Then

$diecode = "error"

EndIf

please, tell me whats wrong here lol. thanks.

[MHz]

Try this

if $diecode <> 1000 Or 0100 Or 1010 Or 0110 Or 1110 Or 0111 Then
$diecode = "error"
EndIf

[Helge]

Look at this example :

If "blubba" = "blabby" or "blubb" = "blubb" Then
MsgBox(64,"","Hi Blubba/Blubb !")
Else
MsgBox(64,"","Damn..where is Blubba and Blubb ?")
EndIf

Good luck !

(Edit : me....types....slow....morning...zzz)

Edited December 8, 2004 by Helge

[Henrik]

$diecode <> 1000 Or 0100

...

please, tell me whats wrong here lol. thanks.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If I got the AutoIt syntax right, the clear text equivalent of this is:

"If it is true that $diecode is not equal to 1000 or if 0100 is true, then this expression is true, otherwise it is false."

Since 0100 means true (all non-zero numbers mean true), this expression is always true.

OTOH, if I read your mind correctly, you actually wanted to say:

"If it is true that $diecode is neither equal to 1000 nor equal to 0100, then this expression is true, otherwise it is false."

That is:

$diecode <> 1000 And $diecode <> 0100

much like Helge's example. BTW never mind the strange strings in Helge's example. In Norway they talk (and perhaps even think) like that.

You can try using parentheses to make expressions with And and/or Or easier to understand.

($diecode <> 1000) Or (0100)
($diecode <> 1000) And ($diecode <> 0100)

Edit: corrected Or/And mistakes , thanxalot to philip123adams

Edited December 8, 2004 by Henrik

[phillip123adams]

I think you have two issues. One is, I think, you want to use "And" instead of "Or" in this case. The second is if you want to span multiple lines end each line, that is spanning, with an underscore character. The lack of underscores is what produced the error statement.

$Diecode = "abc"

if $diecode <> 1000 And _

$diecode <> 0100 And _

$diecode <> 1010 And _

$diecode <> 0110 And _

$diecode <> 1110 And _

$diecode <> 0111 Then

$diecode = "error"

EndIf

msgbox(4096, "answer", $Diecode)

[t0ddie]

ok, when i add this...

$Diecode = "abc"

if $diecode <> 1000 And _

$diecode <> 0100 And _

$diecode <> 1010 And _

$diecode <> 0110 And _

$diecode <> 1110 And _

$diecode <> 0111 Then

$diecode = "error"

EndIf

i get an error at line 85, and it never did that before.

this is line 85.

$diecode1 & $diecode2 & $diecode3 & $diecode4 = $diecode

and the error i get is

Error: Expected a "=" operator in assignment statement.

whats wrong here?

[Valik]

Uhhhh, what in the hell are you trying to do with that line of code?

[phillip123adams]

ok, when i add this...

$Diecode = "abc"

if $diecode <> 1000 And _

$diecode <> 0100 And _

$diecode <> 1010 And _

$diecode <> 0110 And _

$diecode <> 1110 And _

$diecode <> 0111 Then

$diecode = "error"

EndIf

i get an error at line 85, and it never did that before.

this is line 85.

$diecode1 & $diecode2 & $diecode3 & $diecode4 = $diecode

and the error i get is

Error: Expected a "=" operator in assignment statement.

whats wrong here?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The statement is structured backward. It should be:

$diecode = $diecode1 & $diecode2 & $diecode3 & $diecode4

[CyberSlug]

If Not StringInString("1000,0100,1010,0110,1110,0111" , $diecode) Then
  $diecode = "error"
EndIf

[t0ddie]

If Not StringInString("1000,0100,1010,0110,1110,0111" , $diecode) Then
  $diecode = "error"
EndIf

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

excellent work.

i learn alot from this forum. thanks

EDIT: StringInStr

Edited December 9, 2004 by t0ddie