[Gambas-user] Merry Christmas and silly problem

[Dag JNJ]

On 26.12.22 12:51, Dag JNJ wrote:
> Hi and thank you very much Lee and BB
> I can see my error - shame on me. Only excuse: it was late.  😅
> Regards Dag
>
> On 26.12.22 04:55, BB wrote:
>>
>> On 26/12/22 1:12 pm, T Lee Davidson wrote:
>>> On 12/25/22 19:29, Dag JNJ wrote:
>>>> First now I got my PC to run again with Matte 22.04.1 and put the 
>>>> settings ok. Installed the latest version of Gambas 3.16.3 from the 
>>>> repository
>>>>
>>>> |sudo add-apt-repository universe sudo apt update (even if add 
>>>> repository makes this now) sudo apt install gambas3 |
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> with no error.
>>>>
>>>> The silly problem looks like this:
>>>> /
>>>> //  Select Case mn//
>>>> //    Case mn <= 100//
>>>> //      iv = 10//
>>>> //    Case mn <= 1000//
>>>> //      iv = 100//
>>>> //    Case mn <= 10000//
>>>> //      iv = 1000//
>>>> //    Case mn <= 100000//
>>>> //      iv = 10000//
>>>> //    Default //
>>>> //      iv = 10//
>>>> //  End Select
>>>>     stop
>>>>
>>>> /mn has the value 530, so iv should be 100. iv is for interval. mn 
>>>> is max number.
>>>> It always get the default value 10. I have a halt at select case, 
>>>> so I followed the single steps.
>>>> And made
>>>> /?//mn <= 100//(=false, correct)
>>>> ? ///mn <= 1000//(=true, also correct)
>>>> //
>>>> The iv=100 should have been taken, I simply can't see why not.
>>>
>>> Your syntax is wrong in the Case statements. Try:
>>> [code]
>>>   Select Case mn
>>>     Case 0 To 100
>>>       iv = 10
>>>     Case 101 To 1000
>>>       iv = 100
>>>     Case 1001 To 10000
>>>       iv = 1000
>>>     Case 10001 To 100000
>>>       iv = 10000
>>>     Default
>>>       iv = 10
>>>   End Select
>>> [/code]
>>>
>>> Or, the way I think you were actually wanting to make it work:
>>> [code]
>>>   Select Case True
>>>     Case mn <= 100
>>>       iv = 10
>>>     Case mn <= 1000
>>>       iv = 100
>>>     Case mn <= 10000
>>>       iv = 1000
>>>     Case mn <= 100000
>>>       iv = 10000
>>>     Default
>>>       iv = 10
>>>   End Select
>>> [/code]
>>>
>>> :-)
>>> or just
>> [code]
>>   Select Case mn
>>     Case To 100
>>       iv = 10
>>     Case To 1000
>>       iv = 100
>>     Case To 10000
>>       iv = 1000
>>     Case  To 100000
>>       iv = 10000
>>     Default
>>       iv = 10
>>   End Select
>>
>> [/code]
>>
>> It should just drop out of the select chain on the first true
>>
>> b
>>
>>
This one worked fine

[code]
   Select Case mn
     Case To 100
       iv = 10
     Case To 1000
       iv = 100
     Case To 10000
       iv = 1000
     Case  To 100000
       iv = 10000
     Default
       iv = 10
   End Select

[/code]

thank you very much!
Dag