On 22/10/13 14:55, Ricardo Aráoz wrote:

Sorry, meant try/except (I was thinking VFP).
Wouldn't if/else be more difficult when validating if an input is a
valid float? I find try/except easier.

Maybe, but typical programming classes don't teach try/except
till much later in the course.

Since the OP is evidently a very new beginner I doubt if
they've covered it yet...


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