Simple IF/Else not working

[Jimuniguy]

Hi,

Why does this not work for? It keeps asking for a then statement.

<% 
If Pageref = &quot;../Staff/Staffintro.asp&quot; 
Then  
<!-- #include file=&quot;testing.ASP&quot; -->
Else 
Response.Write &quot; &quot;
End If %>

Thank you

James

 

[MrGreed]

You would write it like this:

<%
If Pageref = &quot;../Staff/Staffintro.asp&quot; then

< !-- #include file=&quot;testing.ASP&quot; -->
Else
Response.Write &quot; &quot;
End If %>

* &quot;then&quot; has to be on the same line with the if statement
&quot;did you just say Minkey?, yes that's what I said.&quot;

MrGreed

 

[Tarwn]

Actually, one addition:

<% 
If Pageref = &quot;../Staff/Staffintro.asp&quot; then

  %>< !-- #include file=&quot;testing.ASP&quot; --><%
Else 
    Response.Write &quot; &quot;
End If %>

Include statements are not ASP, so therefore they need to be outside the ASP sections of the code in order to executed.

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[mithrilhall]

Here's another variation for the mix:


<%
If Pageref = &quot;../Staff/Staffintro.asp&quot; then
Response.Write &quot;<!-- #include file=&quot;&quot;testing.ASP&quot;&quot; -->&quot;
Else
Response.Write &quot; &quot;
End If
%>

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chicken!

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[Tarwn]

Same thing, th basic idea here is (as mithralhall and I both show above) that the include must be in the html portion of the code. The commenting syntax used around the include is strictly html format commenting. These includes are processed by the server and are actually the basis of shtml.

As a sidenote, the hopping is only an illusion, you never saw it

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[mit99mh]

one addition to the thread - because ASP is weakly typed I try and impose a certain amount of typing on my code one of these is when I am performing string comparisons I try and avoid the
if( a = &quot;a&quot then
and try and use

if( StrComp( a, &quot;a&quot;, 1 ) = 0 ) then

I know this has the extra overhead of a function call to StrComp but I know a string comparison is taking place.

I would like to know what other users do to try and impose typing on their code

Mick