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[au3scr]

Need help with getting this if sentence working.

$current_title "Is text"

$modified = 0

;ATM If sentence have no effect, how i make that if sentence do action when string's 1-st symbol is not *? ($is_star)

Func do_Func ()

$is_star = StringLeft($current_title, 1)

If NOT $is_star = "*" Then

WinSetTitle($current_title,"","*"&$current_title)

$current_title = "*"&$current_title

$modified = 1

EndIf

EndFunc

[Richard Robertson]

Why not just use "If StringLeft($current_title, 1) <> '*' Then"?

[DW1]

If NOT $is_star = "*" Then

should be

If $is_star <> "*" Then

[PsaltyDS]

If NOT $is_star = "*" Then

should be

If $is_star <> "*" Then

Because I was bitten by this myself once I would add WHY:

Look in the help file under Operators at the Order of Operations.

NOT has an earlier place than variable assignment. In fact is comes first in the list.

So this code: If NOT $is_star = "*" Then

Is equivalent to this: If (NOT $is_star) = "*" Then

You could make it work with this: If NOT ($is_star = "*") Then

But the correct usage (as previously pointed out) is just: If $is_star <> "*" Then

[trancexx]

Because I was bitten by this myself once I would add WHY:

Look in the help file under Operators at the Order of Operations.

NOT has an earlier place than variable assignment. In fact is comes first in the list.

So this code: If NOT $is_star = "*" Then

Is equivalent to this: If (NOT $is_star) = "*" Then

You could make it work with this: If NOT ($is_star = "*") Then

But the correct usage (as previously pointed out) is just: If $is_star <> "*" Then

And if you are "speed fan" you will use If $is_star <> "*" Then because it will return faster.

Or use Switch...Case...EndSwitch -that is the fastest way.