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Maximum number of conditions in an IF statement? (Visual Basic 6)
Does anyone know if there a maximum number of conditions that can be evaluated within one If statement in Visual Basic 6? (i.e. If ...or....or....or....or...
I am aware that including a large number of conditions within an If statement is poor programming practice, and I am equally aware that there are many better ways of going about this, however this is out of my control.
Many thanks!
I am aware that including a large number of conditions within an If statement is poor programming practice, and I am equally aware that there are many better ways of going about this, however this is out of my control.
Many thanks!
I'm not skilled in VB, but I think there is no maximum number condition. As long as you have a valid logical expression, everything is ok.
If you need so much or or or ..
Perhaps better:
Select Case YourField
Case 1, 2, ...
Case 555, 66 ...
case else
end select
Perhaps better:
Select Case YourField
Case 1, 2, ...
Case 555, 66 ...
case else
end select
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I am aware that there are better ways of doing this (e.g. Select case) but as I said - this is the way it is being done and I have no control over it. Can anyone provide a definitive answer?
I think the If length is bounded by a maximum line length, if any. This should be in the help.
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why do you say "this is the way it is being done "? BY whom?
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Haha, then the easiest way will be to call a function, which will contain all conditions. Then there is theoretically no limit... But hey, if you really want to use that method, make sure your variables are _very_ short: If a or b or c or d .....
Signing off... have fun with it.
Signing off... have fun with it.
Hi,
There is no limit specified any where in the records, but I myself checked to see what happens. What I check was
if Text1.text="1" or Text2.text="2" or ....
It throwed an error saying complex syntax after the count 600. An another error that happens memory reference error.
I dont expect you will have 500 arguments. But there is always a better way to do this using a switch statement, or apply much more into your program.
Regards,
Sibish.K.Abraham
There is no limit specified any where in the records, but I myself checked to see what happens. What I check was
if Text1.text="1" or Text2.text="2" or ....
It throwed an error saying complex syntax after the count 600. An another error that happens memory reference error.
I dont expect you will have 500 arguments. But there is always a better way to do this using a switch statement, or apply much more into your program.
Regards,
Sibish.K.Abraham