creating if statements with 3 options

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creating if statements with 3 options

Hey

I have a Choose from List with 2 items, that if selected will pass the variable through for the Code variable.

But if the variable for Code is not set from the previous selection, i want the option to type a variable for Code.

but it does not ask for input even if there is no previous selection for the Code variable.

Can someone please point out my stupidity 🙂 ?

if answer1 is equal to "PACKAGING" then

set Code to "TA01"

else

if answer2 is equal to "IPOP" then

set Code to "TA02"

else

set Code to text returned of (display dialog ¬

"Enter Code:" with title ¬

"Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬

default answer ¬

"" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬

default button 2)

end if

Applescript-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 3, 2012 5:14 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 3, 2012 5:26 PM in response to b3nnb

Hi,

if answer1 is equal to "PACKAGING" then

set Code to "TA01"

elseifanswer2isequal to "IPOP" then

set Code to "TA02"

else

setCodetotext returnedof (display dialog ¬

"Enter Code:" with title ¬

"Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬

default answer ¬

"" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬

default button 2)

endif

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Answer 2

b3nnb Author

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Jul 3, 2012 5:37 PM in response to Jacques Rioux

Sorry, that still skipped over the section that asks for text input. and just gives me the error

the variable Code is not set.

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Jul 3, 2012 5:47 PM in response to Jacques Rioux

This might give a bit of a clearer picturer

set the_folder to "Volume Name"

set name_list to {}
tell application "Finder"
          set letter_folders to every folder of folder the_folder
  
          repeat with this_folder in letter_folders
                    set name_list to name_list & name of every folder of this_folder
          end repeat
          set theChosenOne to (choose from list name_list) as text
          if result is equal to "Name1" then
                    set job to (choose from list {"PACKAGING", "IPOP"}) as text
                    set theChosenOne to theChosenOne & ":" & job
          end if
end tell



if job is equal to "PACKAGING" then
          set Code to "TA01"
else if job is equal to "IPOP" then
          set Code to "TA02"
else
          set Code to text returned of (display dialog ¬
                    "Enter Client Code:" with title ¬
                    "Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬
  default answer ¬
                    "" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬
  default button 2)
end if


set Num to text returned of (display dialog ¬
          "Enter Number" with title ¬
          "Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬
 default answer ¬
          "" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬
 default button 2)

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Answer 4

Jul 3, 2012 5:57 PM in response to b3nnb

Looks like you want to set code manually if job is not equal to either TA01 or TA02. Is that correct?

So somehting like

set Code to ""

if job is equal to "PACKAGING" then
          set Code to "TA01"
else if job is equal to "IPOP" then
          set Code to "TA02"

end

if Code is equal to "" then

set Code to text returned of (display dialog ¬
                    "Enter Client Code:" with title ¬
                    "Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬
  default answer ¬
                    "" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬
  default button 2)

end

there are other ways to accomplish this but this might just be the simplest way given your example.

regards

Message was edited by: Frank Caggiano actually looking at the other response I don't see why that isn't working for you.

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Answer 5

Jul 3, 2012 6:02 PM in response to b3nnb

b3nnb wrote:

This might give a bit of a clearer picturer

Ok

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set the_folder to "Volume Name"

set name_list to {}

tell application "Finder"

repeat with this_folder in (get folder of folder the_folder)

set name_list to name_list & name of every folder of this_folder

end repeat

set theChosenOne to (choose from list name_list) as text

set job to ""

if result is equal to "Name1" then

set job to (choose from list {"PACKAGING", "IPOP"}) as text

set theChosenOne to theChosenOne & ":" & job

end if

end tell

if job is "" then

set Code to text returned of (display dialog ¬

"Enter Client Code:" with title ¬

"Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬

default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬

default button 2)

else if job is equal to "PACKAGING" then

set Code to "TA01"

else if job is equal to "IPOP" then

set Code to "TA02"

end if

set Num to text returned of (display dialog ¬

"Enter Number" with title ¬

"Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬

default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬

default button 2)

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b3nnb Author

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Jul 3, 2012 6:10 PM in response to Frank Caggiano

I still get

the variable 'Code' is not defined

😟

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Answer 7

Jul 3, 2012 6:16 PM in response to b3nnb

Where do you get the error message? If you entered the script as I wrote Code is defined in all places it could be accessed.

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Answer 8

b3nnb Author

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Jul 3, 2012 6:17 PM in response to Jacques Rioux

Jacques Rioux wrote:

Ok

----------------------

set the_folder to "Volume Name"

set name_list to {}

tell application "Finder"

repeat with this_folder in (get folder of folder the_folder)

set name_list to name_list & name of every folder of this_folder

end repeat

set theChosenOne to (choose from list name_list) as text

set job to ""

if result is equal to "Name1" then

set job to (choose from list {"PACKAGING", "IPOP"}) as text

set theChosenOne to theChosenOne & ":" & job

end if

end tell

if job is "" then

set Code to text returned of (display dialog ¬

"Enter Client Code:" with title ¬

"Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬

default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬

default button 2)

else if job is equal to "PACKAGING" then

set Code to "TA01"

else if job is equal to "IPOP" then

set Code to "TA02"

end if

set Num to text returned of (display dialog ¬

"Enter Number" with title ¬

"Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬

default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬

default button 2)

That seems like a closer step. even if it gets the variable TA01 or TA02, it still asks to enter a code manually after words

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b3nnb Author

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Jul 3, 2012 6:19 PM in response to Frank Caggiano

the error happens once it gets into the if statement

set Code to text returned of (display dialog ¬                     "Enter Client Code:" with title ¬                     "Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬   default answer ¬                     "" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬   default button 2) end if

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Answer 10

Jul 3, 2012 6:20 PM in response to b3nnb

Are you sure it is Code that is not defined and not Job?

Just noticed you can possibly not have job set when you go to use it.

This works

set Code to ""

set job to ""

if job is equal to "PACKAGING" then

set Code to "TA01"

else if job is equal to "IPOP" then

set Code to "TA02"

end if

if Code is equal to "" then

set Code to text returned of (display dialog ¬

"Enter Client Code:" with title ¬

"Create Client Folder " with icon 1 ¬

default answer ¬

"" buttons {"Cancel", "Next…"} ¬

default button 2)

end if

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Answer 11

b3nnb Author

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Jul 3, 2012 6:28 PM in response to Frank Caggiano

Sorry Frank your right, job is not defined.

im working on so many huge sections of script right now tha i get lost in it.

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Answer 12

b3nnb Author

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Jul 3, 2012 6:33 PM in response to b3nnb

Frank!!! that was it!!! i just forgot to set the emtpy varialbe.

Thanks a million 🙂

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Answer 13

Jul 3, 2012 6:37 PM in response to b3nnb

So then just do as I showed

set job to ""

set Code to ""

at the top of your code then the chnages either I or Jaquaes showed whoucl work.

Here's the problem section of your code:

        end repeat
          set theChosenOne to (choose from list name_list) as text
          if result is equal to "Name1" then
                    set job to (choose from list {"PACKAGING", "IPOP"}) as text
                    set theChosenOne to theChosenOne & ":" & job
          end if

So if result is not equal to Name1 then job never gets set and you get the error later on. If you set job to "" at the top of your code you'll be OK.

Message was edited by: Frank Caggiano - OK just saw you got it. Glad it helped. regards

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