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Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... [message #87782 is a reply to message #87780]

Wed, 26 February 2014 16:23

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Phillip Bitzer writes:

> Then don't listen to this :-)
>
> If you absolutely *must* you can do this in a script. Here's the 1970's syntax (it's not pretty and *very* cumbersome)
>
> CASE x OF & $
> 1: print, 'one' & $
> 2: print, 'two' & $
> 3: print, 'three' & $
> 4: print, 'four' & $
> ELSE: print, 'not one through four' & $
> ENDCASE
>
> Again, this should be a last resort.

I used to be one of thorough people, too. But, over the years, I've
learned to give people just enough information to move one step forward.
That's about all they can handle and stay productive. ;-)

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: john.hrv583 on Wed, 26 February 2014 14:42
		Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: Craig Markwardt on Wed, 26 February 2014 14:47
		Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: john.hrv583 on Wed, 26 February 2014 14:52
		Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: David Fanning on Wed, 26 February 2014 14:57
		Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: Phillip Bitzer on Wed, 26 February 2014 16:08
		Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: David Fanning on Wed, 26 February 2014 16:23
		Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: john.hrv583 on Thu, 27 February 2014 09:33
		Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: David Fanning on Thu, 27 February 2014 09:40
		Re: Help needed for a CASE statement, something subtle going on ... By: john.hrv583 on Thu, 27 February 2014 09:58

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