Ask not working?

RickS · Post by **RickS** » Fri May 07, 2004 2:42 am

According to help:

Ask>prompt,result_variable

Displays a Yes, No dialog box with the specified prompt. If the user presses 'Yes', result_variable is set to 'YES', else result_variable becomes 'NO'.

Ok, I must be missing something. According to help, result_variable should ALWAYS be set to something. I get nothing in my result_variable with the following code:

Ask>Test, result_variable
Message>result_variable

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Fri May 07, 2004 2:49 am

It looks to me like you have an extra space character after the prompt.

Change from:

Ask>Test, result_variable

Message>result_variable

To:

Ask>Test,result_variable

Message>result_variable

Also be aware of trailing spaces which will also cause surprises with variables and labels. The compiler reads space characters as real characters to be processed. In the Editor you can use Edit, Show all Chars, and Remove Trailing Spaces.

RickS · Post by **RickS** » Fri May 07, 2004 6:03 pm

Many thanks, it works when I deleted the space. I am a programmer and for readability I do have a tendancy to place a space after commas on parameters.