Error...Somewhere

This routine is selecting a line and asking whether or not the user wants to add a break symbol. But I have an error somewhere in the section below and cannot find it. Can someone please help?
Thank you,
D

(initget "Yes No")
(setq breakanswer (getkword "\nDo you want a break [Yes/No] <Yes>: "))
(if (/= breakanswer "No")
(....do break....)
)

 

(if (and (/= breakanswer "N")(/= breakanswer "No"))
.......
Or possible problem in the
(...do break...) section ?

Bob

 

Big 'D'

The snippet works for me...

Cheers

 

Big 'D'... I would change the code just a bit. The reason would be to let
the user respond with a Y,y,N or n instead of having to enter the complete
words "Yes" or "No". I would also make sure the could only enter what I
wanted. Here is an example

(initget 1 "Y y N n")
(if(equal (getkword "Do you want a break (Y)es or (N)o ?...") "Y")
... do what ever ...
)

hope this helped

Tim Badger

to add a break symbol. But I have an error somewhere in the section below
and cannot find it. Can someone please help?

 

Tim,

Your advice is incorrect.

Try the original code, using just "y" or "n".


--
R. Robert Bell


Big 'D'... I would change the code just a bit. The reason would be to let
the user respond with a Y,y,N or n instead of having to enter the complete
words "Yes" or "No". I would also make sure the could only enter what I
wanted. Here is an example

(initget 1 "Y y N n")
(if(equal (getkword "Do you want a break (Y)es or (N)o ?...") "Y")
... do what ever ...
)

hope this helped

Tim Badger

to add a break symbol. But I have an error somewhere in the section below
and cannot find it. Can someone please help?

 

You can also do it without needing "initget" to spell out choices, and let
the user answer in upper or lower case anyway, by forcing their response to
uppercase to make a comparison:

(setq breakanswer (strcase (getstring "\nDo you want a break [Y/N]? <Y>:
"))) ...<user input>
(if (/= breakanswer "N")
( ...do break... )

That would do the break if they answered anything [including Enter] other
than an "N", and they could give type the N either in uppercase or
lowercase. If they do want the break, they could hit Enter, or an upper or
lowercase Y, or for that matter type in their mother's maiden name or
something.

Kent Cooper, AIA

to add a break symbol. But I have an error somewhere in the section below
and cannot find it. Can someone please help?

 

Ok, I feel stupid. Always done it the other. Thanks for pointing it out to
me.

 

No harm, no foul! ;^)

--
R. Robert Bell


Ok, I feel stupid. Always done it the other. Thanks for pointing it out to
me.