Convert T/F

[Ken Ray]

Here's another way to do it:


function ConvertTF what
    return abs(5-length(what))
end ConvertTF

Enjoy!

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Landman Gay" <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
To: <metacard at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: Convert T/F


> Scott Rossi wrote:
> >
> > Can "true" and "false" be converted into their numeric equivalents
(1/0)?
>
> The perfect chance to post one of my favorite handlers. Wish I'd written
it:
>
> function whichOne var,fld1,fld2
> -- from a handler by Tony Root
> -- Handles a case where you need to return one value if your key is
> empty, another if not.
>
>   return (item offset(char 1 of (var = empty),"tf") of quote & fld1
> &","& fld2 & quote)
> end whichOne
>
> You can adapt it to almost anything:
>
> function whichOne var -- pass true or false
>   return (item offset(char 1 of (var="true"),"tf") of "1,0"
> end whichOne
> --
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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