shap@sfsup.UUCP (J.S.Shapiro) (01/09/88)
I have a hack for which I would like to use a computed 'answer'. That is, I want to determine what the options given in the 'answer' command are by some calculations rather than by stating them a priori. Example: Depending on the value of a number, item X of the answer options might or might not show up, for some large set of possible combinations of X and other inputs. Jon
aisl@ur-tut.UUCP (Larry Landry) (01/15/88)
In article <2582@sfsup.UUCP> shap@sfsup.UUCP (J.S.Shapiro) writes: >I have a hack for which I would like to use a computed 'answer'. >That is, I want to determine what the options given in the 'answer' >command are by some calculations rather than by stating them >a priori. > >Jon HyperTalk allows you to generate a script in a variable and then execute that script. The following code will execute an answer with variable options. on varAnswer count, question, reply1, reply2, reply3 -- the answer command with varible number of commands -- pass three replys and reduce count if you don't want all to appear -- build the command put "answer" && quote & question & quote into myCommand if count > 0 then put " with " & quote & reply1 & quote after myCommand if count > 1 then put " with " & quote & reply1 & quote after myCommand if count > 2 then put " with " & quote & reply1 & quote after myCommand end if end if end if do myCommand end varAnswer Simply modify this to your application. Larry Landry
aisl@ur-tut.UUCP (Larry Landry) (01/15/88)
I had a minor error in the script that I posted. I placed with between the replies instead of or. The script should read: on varAnswer count, question, reply1, reply2, reply3 ... put "answer" && quote & question & quote into myCommand if count > 0 then put " with " & quote & reply1 & quote after myCommand if count > 1 then put " or " & quote & reply1 & quote after myCommand if count > 2 then put " or " & quote & reply1 & quote after myCommand Sorry for the error. Larry Landry