Why is this not false?

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2001

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 38038
interpreted = N
texte = I seem to be having a problem with an if/then/else context. Here is thecode that is giving me the problem:-------------------------------------------------------------------------[text]discount_active=T[/text][math show=F]discount_quantity=1[/math][math show=F]current_quantity=2[/math][math show=F]discount_total=6[/math][math show=F]current_total=5[/math][if([discount_active]=T)&([discount_quantity]<[current_quantity])&([discount_total]<[current_total])]-------------------------------------------------------------------------It seems as though the contents of the if/then/else statement AFTER thesecond ampersand (the third comparison) are not being evaluated. In theabove example, ELSE should activate, as the third comparison is false,but THEN activates instead. If I reverse the second and thirdcomparisons, then the new second comparison seems to be evaaluated, butthe new third is no longer evaluated.Am I doing something wrong, or how can I get this statement to evaluateall three comparisons?Thanks for the assistance,Dennis-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Why is this not false? (Gene Beljaeff 2001) Re: Why is this not false? (Samuel Renkert 2001) Re: Why is this not false? (Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. 2001) Re: Why is this not false? (Kenneth Grome 2001) Re: Why is this not false? (Bob Minor 2001) Re: Why is this not false? (Bob Minor 2001) Why is this not false? (Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. 2001)

I seem to be having a problem with an if/then/else context. Here is thecode that is giving me the problem:-------------------------------------------------------------------------[text]discount_active=T[/text][math show=F]discount_quantity=1[/math][math show=F]current_quantity=2[/math][math show=F]discount_total=6[/math][math show=F]current_total=5[/math][if([discount_active]=T)&([discount_quantity]<[current_quantity])&([discount_total]<[current_total])]-------------------------------------------------------------------------It seems as though the contents of the if/then/else statement AFTER thesecond ampersand (the third comparison) are not being evaluated. In theabove example, ELSE should activate, as the third comparison is false,but THEN activates instead. If I reverse the second and thirdcomparisons, then the new second comparison seems to be evaaluated, butthe new third is no longer evaluated.Am I doing something wrong, or how can I get this statement to evaluateall three comparisons?Thanks for the assistance,Dennis-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr.

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