Re: If statements again..

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Chanh,

In a message dated 98-01-28 14:05:55 EST, you write:

> I would like to know if is there any new answer to eliminate IF statements
>  in this case.
>  
>  I have 100 pairs of field names and values.  These field names are from a
>  record format.
>  
>  Example: The following is an example of three pairs (in two arrays arrayA
>  and arrayB)
>  
>            arrayA,001: 'CUSTID'           arrayB,001: '001'
>            arrayA,002: 'CUSTNAME'   arrayB,002: 'JOHN'
>            arrayA,003: 'CUSTADDR'   arrayB,003: '123 EUCLID BLV., IRVINE, CA
>  92000'
>  
>  
>  Currently, I have to key 100 IF statements.  And every time we expand the
>  data structure, I have to add one more IF statement.
>  
>  Example: 100 IF statements in a do loop
>  
>  
>       arrayA,index   IFEQ 'CUSTNAME'
>                 MOVEL     arrayB,index         CUSTNAME
>                 ENDIF
>  
>  Is there any better way ?

As always, "it depends".  Just what the heck are you trying to accomplish
here, anyway?  What if you have two customers named John?  An explanation of
the application's purpose _might_ help...

Regards,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

"The only place where success comes before work is in a dictionary." -- Vidal
Sassoon
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