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Where INDEX2-1 is the last entry into the array TREES and we start with TREES.ACTIVE from 0 to INDEX2-1 all equal to 1.
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for something_unrelated=0 to something_else
 if one_parameter=true

  for TINDEX=0 to INDEX2-1
   if TREES(TINDEX).ACTIVE=1
    TREES(TINDEX).ACTIVE=0
    break
   endif
  next TINDEX

 endif
next something_unrelated

The problem is that where it should find the first 1 in the array and replace it with 0, it locates them all and replaces them all with 0 because it never breaks from the loop. I know this to be true because when the main outer for-loop is run once and there are say, 150 TREES entries, all the TREES().ACTIVEs are changed to 0.

This isn't the first place I've encountered this problem. But with this project it is more of a nuisance than where I first encountered it.

For the time being I have had to make do with a while-loop, which works, but I'm not very happy about using.

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for something_unrelated=0 to something_else
 if one_parameter=true

  while TINDEX<INDEX2-1
   inc TINDEX
   if TREES(TINDEX).ACTIVE=1
    TREES(TINDEX).ACTIVE=0
    exit
   endif
  endwhile

 endif
next something_unrelated

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I'm pretty sure the command you want is exit.

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@ Benjamin
I thought exit only worked for do-loops, repeat-loops and while-loops?

If exit is what I need, what does break actually do?

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I think it breaks to the debugger however I don't have the documentation in front of me so I can't see right now.

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@ Benjamin
Oh, well alright, thanks anyway

<Replaces any breaks in his programs with exit>

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COwbox


I sympathise with you. This is what the Help file says:


I wasn't aware the DO LOOP had any built-in exit condition uncertain or otherwise.

I, like you, would have assumed that the Help file means that you can't use exit from a for next loop (which usually doesn't have an uncertain end condition from the programmer's point of view) and often make the same mistake till I remember. You can use exit of course.

I really think someone should write those files in plain English - or German, French, Chinese, etc. We all have access to Google translator after all. Just one standard language would be enough.

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Na my main problem was simply caused by the fact C++ uses break to exit for-loops. I assumed languages as old as BASIC and C would both use the same command for something this simple.