Although my first language was BASIC on a TRS in 1980, my first college languages were Fortran and Pascal. GOTOs were strictly forbidden at the risk of an "F"
-----Original Message----- From: Laura Hirsh <la...@lhirsh.org> To: 'U2 Users List' <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Fri, Apr 27, 2012 10:59 am Subject: Re: [U2] The CONTINUE statement OK. I'm going to come clean. At the cost of my reputation, and future rojects. I LIKE GOTO! Sadly (for me), because all of the negative press his four letter word receives I don't use it anymore. No need to comment, r start a flame war, I just thought I'd fess up! :) Laura Hirsh -----Original Message----- rom: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of George Gallen ent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:51 PM o: U2 Users List ubject: Re: [U2] The CONTINUE statement Of course this breaks the "more than one exit point in a loop" rule, but hen again, Who cares about that one, since were already breaking the pseudo goto ule!! -----Original Message----- rom: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of George Gallen ent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:49 PM o: U2 Users List ubject: Re: [U2] The CONTINUE statement No more like FOR I=1 TO X Do some stuff If condition1 THEN CONTINUE Do some more stuff If condition2 THEN CONTINUE Do a little more stuff If condition3 THEN CONTINUE Do the last part of the stuff EXT I -----Original Message----- rom: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Wjhonson ent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:47 PM o: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org ubject: Re: [U2] The CONTINUE statement ou mean like OR I = 1 TO X do something IF condition1 THEN CONTINUE IF condition2 THEN CONTINUE IF condition3 THEN CONTINUE do something else EXT I -----Original Message----- rom: George Gallen <ggal...@wyanokegroup.com> o: U2 Users List <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> ent: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 2:44 pm ubject: Re: [U2] The CONTINUE statement f there is only one condition then that's ok (also, you will need to zero he ondition Prior to do something, otherwise, it will function as an EXIT) But, if you ave more than one place and/or condition in the loop that you want o jump To the next iteration, then I prefer to use CONTINUE. esides, I don't like those NOT conditions, the positive condition test is ore lear. eorge ----Original Message----- om: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] Behalf Of Wjhonson nt: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:12 PM : u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org bject: [U2] The CONTINUE statement OR I = 1 TO X do something IF some condition THEN CONTINUE do something else XT I ersus OR I = 1 TO X do something IF NOT(some condition) THEN do something else XT I _____________________________________________ -Users mailing list -us...@listserver.u2ug.org tp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _____________________________________________ -Users mailing list -us...@listserver.u2ug.org tp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ 2-Users mailing list 2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org ttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ______________________________________________ 2-Users mailing list 2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org ttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ______________________________________________ 2-Users mailing list 2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org ttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ 2-Users mailing list 2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org ttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
