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bodmcn
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Hi,

Is there a way of splitting source code lines, especially for IF statements, in DBPro?

eg.

IF ( A = B AND
( X = Y OR Z = 2 ) AND
( C = D )
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I get a syntax error when try it, is there a continuation character than can be utilised?
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Hockeykid
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2010 06:30 Edited at: 23rd Oct 2010 06:30
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Well, you could do



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bodmcn
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2010 06:44
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For that specific example, it is true; but if some of the comparisons are OR then this is not applicable; as in the following:



Splitting long IF statements to logical groupings makes the code much easier to read, so I was just checking if there were an escape character (similar to the \ in C macros) or another method to allow this.
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Hockeykid
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Well it still allows you to cut it down, atleast a little bit but no as much as other languages.



But thats about the only way I can think of.

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bodmcn
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I guess that would be a no... :-(

Ah, well.
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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2010 13:46 Edited at: 23rd Oct 2010 13:49
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Just use the _ character at the end of the line. Check the setting in the DBPro editor - look at Tools/Options/Text Editor and you should see the line concatenation option.

Edit But in your example it would be better to use brackets as follows:

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Ah - excellent indeed!!!

Many thanks
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Order of Precedence rules :p

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2010 21:23
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True, but the thread title was

Quote: "Splitting source code lines for ease of reading"


Brackets can help readability even if they are not necessary according to the rules of precedence.
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according to the convention you're using for A=B and C=D, shouldn't you do:


?




...sorry I'm just being a jerk.

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Quote: "according to the convention you're using for A=B and C=D, shouldn't you do:"


Yes, but I couldn't be bothered to be that picky.
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bodmcn
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Um... the original query was about continuation of statements across multiple lines which was answered. The examples were purely examples and not to reflect any actual logic; sorry for any confusion.
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