Which brings up a sore point. I don't like the little labels /| p1: pick ...' and I don't like paging up and down to see the different paths through my code. I've always wished we had something like structured programming. I use 'if' because that helps. WHEN might be nice, too. What I would really like to see is
$IF selection_stage $THEN stages $ELSE stages $ENDIF (I am using '$IF' just because 'if' is already in use.) Melinda objected to that because it looked like procedural programming. But it really is not, it is just alternate streams. You could instead have: $SELECT selection_stage $STREAM.0 stages $STREAM.1 stages $STREAM.2 stages $ENDSELECT This is clearly not procedural. The other thing I would like to have is an 'or' syntax: $IF selection_stage $OR selection_stage $THEN stages $ELSE stages $ENDIF I could write a preprocessor and issue the 'PIPE' under the covers. The problem with a preprocessor is that any error messages I get would not match my input. As Melinda said "I want to fix it in the language it broke in". (Shouldn't that be "I want to fix it in the language I wrote it in"?) -----Original Message----- From: CMSTSO Pipelines Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank M. Ramaekers Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CMS-PIPELINES] Condition stage execution... Is there a stage like: WHEN (condition) (stage) Like WHEN W1 == /replace me/ SPEC /with me/ 1 (much like the PICK stage) -or- WHEN W1 == /replace me/ LITERAL with me Or to insert a header (for instance) WHEN W1 == /unique data/ SPEC /Header for section/ 1 WRITE 1-* What I'm looking for is a stage that wouldn't require the need to use a 2nd stream and to be fanned back in. Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: (254)761-6649 1200 Wooded Acres Dr. Fax: (254)741-5777 Waco, Texas 76701 _____________________________________________________ This message contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at [email protected]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Sender. Subject to applicable law, Sender may intercept, monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems and may produce any such EC to regulators, law enforcement, in litigation and as required by law. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. References to "Sender" are references to any subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this EC may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.bankofamerica.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Sender you consent to the foregoing.
