Complex Expressions

[TheEek]

Not that complex, but enough for me to get confused by...

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Let>serverOneAccess=True

serverOneAccess can equal "Y", "True" or "anyother value", it's taken from user input. I'm trying to catch that "anyother value".

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If>{(%serverOneAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverOneAccess%<>"True")}
      Do Stuff...
      exit
endif
do other stuff...
exit

For some reason "Do stuff" is always executed, and not "do other sutff" no matter what serverOneAccess equals. In other words if serverOneAccess equals "Y" or "True" go and "do other stuff". The reason I don't use:

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If>{(%serverOneAccess%="Y")OR(%serverOneAccess%="True")}
     Goto>do other stuff
else>
      Do Stuff...
      exit
endif
do other stuff...
exit

..is because in the end, I'm trying to add 8 variables, each can be "Y", "True", or something else. I was trying to get them all on one line rather than 8 nested if statements.

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If>{(%serverOneAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverOneAccess%<>"True")OR(%serverTwoAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverTwoAccess%<>"True")} ...etc
      Do Stuff...
      exit
endif
do other stuff...
exit

Can you help me please?

*edit1 spelling and improved explanation

[JRL]

Your complex expression syntax is good. The logic is the problem. The value of "serverOneAccess" will always not equal "Y" OR not equal "True". Think about it.

Perhaps you want:

If>{(%serverOneAccess%="Y")OR(%serverOneAccess%="True")}
Do other Stuff...
exit
endif
do stuff...
exit

[TheEek]

I'm trying to catch the "anyother value". For example, there is a cluster of 7 servers. A user can have access to one, some or all of them. But if the request is made for none of them, I want the script to take the necessary actions:

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if>{(%serverOneAccess%<>"True")OR(%serverAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverTwoAccess%<>"True")OR(%serverTwoAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverThreeAccess%<>"True")OR(%serverThreeAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverFourAccess%<>"True")OR(%serverFourAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverFiveAccess%<>"True")OR(%serverFiveAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverSixAccess%<>"True")OR(%serverSixAccess%<>"Y")OR(%serverSevenAccess%<>"True")OR(%serverSevenAccess%<>"Y")}    
	Messagemodal>You didn't request access to any of the servers
	exit
endif

...continue with script...

(The if statement is all on one line).
In other words, the user has to have at least one of the server set to "Y" or "True"

[TheEek]

Many thanks for your help - it finally sunk in.

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if>{(%serverOneAccess%="True")OR(%serverAccess%="Y")OR(%serverTwoAccess%="True")OR(%serverTwoAccess%="Y")OR(%serverThreeAccess%="True")OR(%serverThreeAccess%="Y")OR(%serverFourAccess%="True")OR(%serverFourAccess%="Y")OR(%serverFiveAccess%="True")OR(%serverFiveAccess%="Y")OR(%serverSixAccess%="True")OR(%serverSixAccess%="Y")OR(%serverSevenAccess%="True")OR(%serverSevenAccess%="Y")}    
	Goto continueWithScript
endif

messagemodal>complain and moan
exit

label>continueWithScript...