Thanks every one...yes the &'s have it. That worked thanks again. >>> "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7/7/2008 12:31 PM >>> Your logic is faulty. Suppose that ANSWER is Y. ANSWER /= 'Y' is false. ANSWER /= 'YES' is true. TRUE or FALSE is TRUE, so you execute the contents of the IF statement. Perhaps you need an AND instead of OR? Or am I the one confused?
-- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 11:24 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: REXX coding question. This is confusing me. The response to the variable 'answer' is a Y. Yet this portion of the code isn't working. Shouldn't the logic just fall thru because the response was a Y. IF SUBSTR(ANSWER,1,1) /= 'Y' | ANSWER /= 'YES' THEN DO SAY ANSWER SAY 'THE WRONG RESPONSE HAS BEEN ENTERED' SAY SAY 'PROCEDURE IS TERMINATING, PLEASE TRY AGAIN' EXIT END Thanks _____________ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then delete this message and empty from your trash. _____________ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then delete this message and empty from your trash.
