Answering msg from James Goldbloom to rowan_crowe,
on Sunday March 17 1996 at 09:40
Hello James,
 JG> Thanks, Rowan...
 JG> I also wanted to know how to deal with...
 JG> Const
 JG> {$IFDEF GOLDBASE}
 JG> I took the above to mean I'd first set up a variable, GOLDBASE (or
 JG> whatever
 JG> I wanted, but converting it over, I'd use the same anyway) and if it's
 JG> value is 1 (true, a non-zero value) it would compile the next
 JG> statements, and if zero it would compile in the upcoming statements
 JG> between the $IFELSE and the $ENDIF.
That sounds pretty much correct.
 JG> Converted, that would be (starting with the beginning of the code):
 JG> -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---
 JG> $DYNAMIC
 JG> DEFINT A-Z
 JG> GOLDBASE=1
 JG> $IF GOLDBASE
 JG>  [staments related to goldbase here]
 JG>  $ELSE
 JG>  [statements not related to goldbase here]
 JG> $ENDIF
 JG> -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
 JG> Now the above code does NOT work, because PB expects a constant to be
 JG> used in place of the word GOLDBASE, and even if I set it to a value,
 JG> it expects a number, such as "1" or higher, or of course 0 for the
 JG> $ELSE.
 JG> I am generally confused why I can't use GOLDBASE, with a predefined
 JG> value.  I guess I am saying I don't know why this does not work.
This is a fairly PB specific query, so I probably can't offer much help (I'm 
a QB and VB/DOS man myself). Let me just fire up the demo version of PB I 
have. :)
I don't see why you can't use a constant:
%GOLDBASE = 1   ' TRUE
'%GOLDBASE = 0  ' FALSE
$IF %GOLDBASE
  print "True"
$ELSE
  print "False"
$ENDIF
That works fine. You may have even sorted it out by now, since I haven't 
replied immediately . . .
Cheers.
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