Hi. I have a batch file in which I use querybox to get a %ans that is numeric. I want to a conditional expression that is numeric, but I'm not getting a numerical comparison in an IFF statement. IFF %ans == 1 works, but %ans GE 1 does not work. How do I get the numerical commparison to work? Thx
How does it fail? It seems OK here. Code: v:\> type qb.btm querybox /cue="CUE" /d "TITLE" PROMPT %%foo echo foo is %foo iff %foo GE 1 then echo %%foo is GE 1 else echo %%foo is not GE 1 endiff v:\> qb.btm foo is 2 %foo is GE 1
do forever set ans=2 querybox /D /E /T10 "Timeout in 10" 1=Epic only; 2=both %%ans if %_? == 2 iterate delay 1 IFF %ans == 1 .OR. %ans == 2 THEN activate "*hyperspace - FHMC*" restore delay 1 click /L /2 1000 500 delay 2 click /L /2 1300 500 delay 1 click /L 1000 400 delay 1 click /L 1300 300 delay 2 activate "*hyperspace* - FHMC*" bottom delay 2 Window min ENDIFF IFF %ans == 2 THEN activate "PowerScribe*" restore delay 1 click /L /2 1000 500 delay 2 activate "PowerScribe*" min ENDIFF enddo The code does not select the first IFF statement when I edit the %ans from 2 to be 1. I did not test the case when I accept the default of 2
I don't know what's failing, but the logic seems OK. Below, I entered 1, then 2, then 1, then 2, then 3. Code: v:\> type qb.btm do forever set ans=2 querybox /D /E /T10 "Timeout in 10" 1=ONE; 2=TWO %%ans if %_? == 2 iterate delay 1 IFF %ans == 1 .OR. %ans == 2 THEN echo First IFF: ans = %ans ENDIFF IFF %ans == 2 THEN echo Second IFF: ans = %ans ENDIFF if %ans == 3 quit enddo v:\> qb.btm First IFF: ans = 1 First IFF: ans = 2 Second IFF: ans = 2 First IFF: ans = 1 First IFF: ans = 2 Second IFF: ans = 2
I was unclear. I posted the version that works. I wanted the first conditional to be IFF %ans GE 1 THEN echo First IFF: ans = %ans ENDIFF
It still seems OK. As before, I tested with 1,2,1,2,3. Code: v:\> type qb.btm do forever set ans=2 querybox /D /E /T10 "Timeout in 10" 1=ONE; 2=TWO %%ans if %_? == 2 iterate delay 1 IFF %ans GE 1 THEN echo First IFF: ans = %ans ENDIFF IFF %ans == 2 THEN echo Second IFF: ans = %ans ENDIFF if %ans == 3 quit enddo v:\> qb.btm First IFF: ans = 1 First IFF: ans = 2 Second IFF: ans = 2 First IFF: ans = 1 First IFF: ans = 2 Second IFF: ans = 2 First IFF: ans = 3
I think the problem was my echo statement. Which was originally echo answer >= 1, ans is %ans I think that greater symbol was interpreted as a redirection character. When I changed that echo statement, it started to work. Thanks. I'm glad I posted.
