Hi, guys...I'm reworking our boilerplate to allow a more accurate application of our conditional settings from the perspective of operating systems.
Our applications support anywhere from one to four operatings systems (Window, Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX). Sometimes we are specific between the four and sometimes we group the last three under the catch-all of UNIX. (sorry, open sourcers...this aint gonna change) My issue: I have some instances where they are listed in a bullet list, which makes it easy to apply the conditionals as I need them. However, some instances use OS specific references in a sentence. Following is an example of one. ------------- This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .tar file (UNIX) or a .zip file (Windows). ------------- I'm looking for a way to apply conditionals so that when applied, the sentence becomes: ------------- This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .tar file (UNIX). and This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .zip file (Windows). --------------- The tricky part is the word "or". When both OSs are used, the 'or" has its place. However, when either OS is used to the exclusion of the other, the "or" should be removed. Short of rewriting the paragraph, has anyone worked out how to deal with this situation? John Posada Senior Technical Writer "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is." _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.