Re: Exiting a repeat loop if not false
Re: Exiting a repeat loop if not false
- Subject: Re: Exiting a repeat loop if not false
- From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 06:48:40 -0500
- Thread-topic: Exiting a repeat loop if not false
On 5/25/06 06:34, "Jay Louvion" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> The following works only if I get it right the first time (entering 123, for
> ex.); If I type a false answer, i.e. ³qwertz², the repeat loop never exits,
> even when entering a correct answer afterwards. Is there a simpler way of
> doing this ?
>
> set AllowExit to true
> repeat
> set OrderNum to ""
> set OrderNum to text returned of (display dialog "Numéro de la commande
> (sans le \"LG\") ?" default answer "")
> try
> set OrderNum to (OrderNum as integer)
> on error
> set AllowExit to false
> end try
> if AllowExit is true then exit repeat
> end repeat
You need to set AllowExit to true for a correct answer. Currently, there's
nothing in the code to do that within the repeat loop. So once it's false,
it stays false.
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