exists update

[Kenneth Brody]

Dennis Malen wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> You are exactly correct as to what I want to do.
> 
> I will create a flag and message box that let's me know what the value of
> "exists" is. Although I prefer to use a dummay variable to hold the value of
> "exists", but I've been told I don't have to.

You don't need a dummy field, as the following are equivalent:

    If:
  Then: xx = exists(filename)
    If: xx = "0"
  Then: ... do something ...

and

    If: exists(filename) = "0"
  Then: ... do something ...

Unless you need to save the result for use again later on, there is no
need to use an intermediary field.

> No one has indicated the processing I have submitted is incorrect. I have to
> get to "firstL". No one has indicated my processing to get there is wrong.
> 
> What am I missing?

You said:

> The following does not work:
> 
> if: fg="no"
> then: gosub firstL

I can only assume that you really mean "fg does not equal 'no' when I
think it should".  (As opposed to "fg does equal 'no', but filePro
still says the above is false.)  However, that is only a guess on my
part, since you have yet to define "does not work".

What does fg equal?  What set it to that value?  Why do you think that
it should have been set to something else?

What is "not working"?

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