Re: If NOT?

The "If Not"test should be done this way:
If NOT ($NETCHECK = "Yes") Then

The reason is that else you are testing:
If (NOT $NETCHECK) = "Yes" Then

Jos


--- In [email protected], <marx.external@...> wrote:
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> I am trying to do an if not against a string.  I have never gotten 
this
> to work correctly and have done cheap little work arounds but 
thought I
> might see how to properly do this.  Here is the scenario.
> 
>  
> 
> I have a string value:  $NETCHECK = "NO"
> 
>  
> 
> Prior to performing a task I want to make sure this is NOT set to 
NO.
> So I wrote a quickie test script like this:
> 
> $NETCHECK = "No"
> 
> If $NETCHECK NOT = "Yes" Then
> 
>             MsgBox(0,"test","Yes")
> 
> Else
> 
>             MsgBox(0,"test","No")
> 
> EndIf 
> 
>  
> 
> It does not respond properly.  I have tried the following 
variations:
> 
> If NOT $NETCHECK = "Yes" Then
> 
> If NOT $NETCHECK "Yes" Then
> 
> If $NETCHECK NOT "Yes" Then
> 
>  
> 
> None of these return properly.  In the past I would have just done 
this
> 
> If $NETCHECK = "No" Then
> 
> Else
> 
>             MsgBox(0,"test","No")
> 
> EndIf 
> 
>  
> 
> I also considered doing this:
> 
> If NOT STRINGINSTR($NETCHECK,"no") Then
> 
>             MsgBox(0,"test","No")
> 
> EndIf 
> 
>  
> 
> I was just hoping for a cleaner/more efficient way of doing it.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance.
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