Re: If statements again..

[Don Kuenz <kuenzdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chanh,

You could stuff all of your field names into a static array/table and then
use LOKUP to set the index to 1 for CUSTNAME, to 2 for CUSTADDR, etc.
HTH.

-Don Kuenz

On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Chanh Le wrote:

> 
> I would like to know if is there any new answer to eliminate IF statements
> in this case.
> 
> I have 100 pairs of field names and values.  These field names are from a
> record format.
> 
> Example: The following is an example of three pairs (in two arrays arrayA
> and arrayB)
> 
>           arrayA,001: 'CUSTID'           arrayB,001: '001'
>           arrayA,002: 'CUSTNAME'   arrayB,002: 'JOHN'
>           arrayA,003: 'CUSTADDR'   arrayB,003: '123 EUCLID BLV., IRVINE, CA
> 92000'
> 
> 
> Currently, I have to key 100 IF statements.  And every time we expand the
> data structure, I have to add one more IF statement.
> 
> Example: 100 IF statements in a do loop
> 
> 
>      arrayA,index   IFEQ 'CUSTNAME'
>                MOVEL     arrayB,index         CUSTNAME
>                ENDIF
> 
> Is there any better way ?
> 
> 
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