What about doing something like this. In languages like c# the equivalent of the "select on: command is hardly ever used and if .. else if ... else is much more common:
100 INPUT a$ 110 IF a$="a" THEN 115 PRINT "hello a" 120 ELSE 130 IF a$="b" 135 PRINT "hello b" 150 ELSE 155 IF a$="c" 157 PRINT "hello c " 160 ELSE 170 PRINT "hello d" 180 END IF 190 END IF 200 END IF On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 5:28 PM Giorgio Garabello via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > For that I think it is easier to implement a new instruction (even an > external extension) instead of modifying the current instruction. > > Il giorno ven 19 giu 2020 alle ore 12:19 pjwitte via Ql-Users < > ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> ha scritto: > > > On 19/06/2020 10:52, Giorgio Garabello via Ql-Users wrote: > > > "SELect ON" instruction > > > I find it has a major flaw that will not allow you to manage > alphanumeric > > > variables, > > > I unfortunately don't know the assemly > > > Would someone be available to create an extension similar to SELECT > (e.g. > > > SELECT $) capable of handling strings? > > > I understand that it is not simple .. :-( > > > > > > Giorgio > > > > Sadly, this is one of many improvements in Minerva BASIC that did not > > make it into SBASIC. At least SBASIC no longer crashes on FOR i$ = 'a' > > TO 'z'! or REPeat a$ .. It just errors. (As of V3.35, I think) > > > > Per > > > > _______________________________________________ > > QL-Users Mailing List > > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List
