Paul Hill wrote:
> On Jan 3, 2008 10:48 PM, Paul Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Paul Hill wrote:
>>
>>>>> I agree but the point I was making is that I have often seen other
>>>>> peoples spaghetti nested IIF() code like this:
>>>>>
>>>>> cAnimal = IIF(field1=1,"cat", IIF(field1=2,"dog", IIF(field1=3,"mouse",
>>>>> "?")))
>>>>>
>>>>> And that's a simple example.
>>>>>
>> cAnimal = IIF(field1=1,"cat", IIF(field1=2,"dog", IIF(field1=3,"mouse",
>> "?")))
>>
>> cAnimal = ICASE(field1=1,"cat",field1=2,"dog",field1=3,"mouse","?")
>>
>> I know which one I find more readable ...
>>
>
> In *both* cases it's not immediately obvious what the code does.
> That's my point!
Then how about:
cAnimal = ICASE( ;
field1 = 1,;
"dog",;
field1=2,;
"cat",;
field1=3,;
"mouse",;
"?")
Paul Newton
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