Contruction of a loop

[xoprofittaker]

Hi All,

I am trying to build a loop that will return my code to a specific line
number, what is the proper syntax.

the line I am trying to write looks something like this.

If (nRatioVal < 250) go back to line # 89;

Ny help is greatly appreciated,

Thanks,

JD

[ACM]

JD
In JavaScript which is the foundation of EFS you cannot loop back through lines of code.
If the code in your line 89 is to be executed based on a single condition then you could set nRatioVal as a global variable and execute that section of code at the next iteration of the script prior to recalculating the variable nRatioVal (see first example below)
If instead it needs to be executed multiple times based on different conditions then you could write it as a separate function and call it as necessary (see second example below)
Alex

var nRatioVal = 0;
 
function main(){
 
    if(nRatioVal < 250){
         //here you insert the code that needs to be executed
    }
 
    nRatioVal = //code to compute this variable
 
    return;
} 

function main(){
 
    var nRatioVal = //code to compute this variable
    
    if(nRatioVal < 250){
        doThis();
    }
 
    if(other condition){
        doThis();
    }
 
    return;
}
 
function doThis(){
    //here you insert the code that needs to be executed
} 

[xoprofittaker]

Thanx Alix,

Will the line of code after the If statement get continually executed until the 250 condition is met?? Or do you need
a while loop???

Does a while loop look like this??

while (nRatioVal < 250) {
execute this line of code;
}

What I am trying to do is to create an oscilator that will recalculate the data it is created on every time it reaches 150.
The problem is that I am getting almost a straight line because it is getting recalculated almost every other tick or two.

So, what I am trying to do is to create a condition that it must first
reach 250 first, then when it goes to 150, recalculate the data and start the process all over again.

I am assuming that by referencing the global function in the second if statement, that will start the process all over again
by recalculating the data that creates the oscilator.

Thanx again,

JD

[ACM]

JD
For information on while loops see this page from the Core JavaScript Reference Guide which is available in the EFS KnowledgeBase
In the case of your example the while loop would be written as follows

while(nRatioVal<250){
    execute this line of code;
    nRatioVal++;
} 

For any more specific guidance you will need to post the efs you are using
Alex