BW>   One reason I really liked using switch() is because it's easy
BW>   to add another case...
BW> switch(something) {
BW>    case '/h': case '/H': case '-h': case '-H':
BW>    case '/?':            case '-?':
BW>       // do something
BW>       break;
BW>    case '/x': case '/X': case '-x': case '-X':
BW>       // do someother thing
BW>       break;
BW>    default:
BW>       // do nothin
BW> }
BW> but I guess using your example I could use some ors...?
BW>        if( compare == "/h" || compare == "/H" ||
BW>                compare == "-h" || compare == "-H" ||
BW>                compare == "/?" || compare == "-?"
BW>            )
BW>               // do the /h thing
BW>            else
BW>            if(compare == "/x" || compare == "/X" ||
BW>               compare == "-x" || compare == "-X"
BW>            )
BW>               // the /x stuff
BW>            else
BW>               // do the default
   Not only that, but you could create a whole new function to
   assist in your comparisons, using a table and a switch.
   Now you can process for all command line switches in a single
   swell foop.
int Command_parameters(char *szCmnd, char **pszCases, int iCase)
{
   String Str = szCmnd;
   for(;iCase > 0; ICase--)
      if(Str == pszCases[iCase - 1])
         return ICase;
   return 0;
}
int main(int argC, char **argV)
{
   char **pszOK =
      { "/a", "/A", "/b", "/B", "/c", "/C", "/d", "/D" };
   int iSwitches = 8;
   for(int iArg = 1; iArg < argC; iArg++)
   {
      switch(Command_parameters(argV[iArg], pszOK, iSwitches))
      {
         case 1: case 2: ConfigureFor_A_Switch(); break;
         case 3: case 4: ConfigureFor_B_Switch(); break;
         case 5: case 6: ConfigureFor_C_Switch(); break;
         case 7: case 8: ConfigureFor_D_Switch(); break;
         default: ConfigureFor_NO_Switch(); break;
      }
   }
   return 0;
}
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