Correct / Best way of using if..then

[Jon]

Hi, I can use either of the following ways of getting the same if..then
answer, which is better? Or is it personal choice. I used to always use the
second, but then had to remember to deal with double quotes etc.. The first
seems much easier..

<% ThisDay = "Monday" ' just testing !!%>
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
%>
<p>It's Monday</p>
<%
End If
%>
<!-- ------------------------------- -->
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
response.write "<p>It's Monday</p>"
End If
%>

[Ray at]

There used to be a performance cost in jumping in and out of blocks of ASP
code in IIS 4 on NT, but if you're running 2000 or 2003, it's all personal
preference. I use both methods. There are some pages (or parts of pages)
that have very little html, and I'll usually response.write the html out,
and then there are pages (or parts of pages) that have very little ASP, and
I will exit ASP with %> and write my html normally.

Ray at work

"Jon" <jon@SPAM_OFFtheexperts.co.uk> wrote in message
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Hi, I can use either of the following ways of getting the same if..then
answer, which is better? Or is it personal choice. I used to always use the second, but then had to remember to deal with double quotes etc.. The first seems much easier..

<% ThisDay = "Monday" ' just testing !!%>
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
%>
<p>It's Monday</p>
<%
End If
%>
<!-- ------------------------------- -->
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
response.write "<p>It's Monday</p>"
End If
%>

[Steven Burn]

<%
Select Case ThisDay
Case Monday
Response.Write "It's Monday"
Case Tuesday
Response.Write "It's Tuesday"
Case Wednesday
Response.Write "It's Wednesday"
Case Thursday
Response.Write "It's Thursday"
Case Friday
Response.Write "It's Friday"
Case Else
Response.Write "It's something other than Mon - Fri"
End Select
%>
--
Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
Jon <jon@SPAM_OFFtheexperts.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bs**********@sparta.btinternet.com...

Hi, I can use either of the following ways of getting the same if..then
answer, which is better? Or is it personal choice. I used to always use the second, but then had to remember to deal with double quotes etc.. The first seems much easier..

<% ThisDay = "Monday" ' just testing !!%>
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
%>
<p>It's Monday</p>
<%
End If
%>
<!-- ------------------------------- -->
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
response.write "<p>It's Monday</p>"
End If
%>

[Jon]

Steve, thanks.
Ray, exactly what I was hoping for - so we're saying either is fune, just
whichever fits best at the time, great!
Jon

There used to be a performance cost in jumping in and out of blocks of ASP
code in IIS 4 on NT, but if you're running 2000 or 2003, it's all personal
preference. I use both methods. There are some pages (or parts of pages)
that have very little html, and I'll usually response.write the html out,
and then there are pages (or parts of pages) that have very little ASP, and I will exit ASP with %> and write my html normally.

Ray at work

Hi, I can use either of the following ways of getting the same if..then
answer, which is better? Or is it personal choice. I used to always use

the

second, but then had to remember to deal with double quotes etc.. The

first

seems much easier..

<% ThisDay = "Monday" ' just testing !!%>
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
%>
<p>It's Monday</p>
<%
End If
%>
<!-- ------------------------------- -->
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
response.write "<p>It's Monday</p>"
End If
%>

[Jeff Cochran]

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:14:42 -0500, "Ray at <%=sLocation%>"
<myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote:

There used to be a performance cost in jumping in and out of blocks of ASP
code in IIS 4 on NT, but if you're running 2000 or 2003, it's all personal
preference. I use both methods. There are some pages (or parts of pages)
that have very little html, and I'll usually response.write the html out,
and then there are pages (or parts of pages) that have very little ASP, and
I will exit ASP with %> and write my html normally.
I'm with Ray on this, though I have a tendency to separate the ASP
from the HTML. As an example with yours (which I wouldn't ever do but
it's an okay sample...):

<%
ThisDay = "Monday"
DayOutput = ""
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
DayOutput = "It's Monday"
End If
%>
....HTML Page Stuff...
<p><% = DayOutput %></p>
....More HTML Page Stuff...

Again, it really depends on the situation, how quick the code is being
hacked together and so on. Separating the ASP and logic from the
presentation part just makes it easier for me to deal with next year
when I have to remember what I did and the comment "This section makes
the other stuff do what it needs to" just doesn't help me any more.
:)

Jeff

"Jon" <jon@SPAM_OFFtheexperts.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bs**********@sparta.btinternet.com...

Hi, I can use either of the following ways of getting the same if..then
answer, which is better? Or is it personal choice. I used to always use

the

second, but then had to remember to deal with double quotes etc.. The

first

seems much easier..

<% ThisDay = "Monday" ' just testing !!%>
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
%>
<p>It's Monday</p>
<%
End If
%>
<!-- ------------------------------- -->
<%
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
response.write "<p>It's Monday</p>"
End If
%>

[Jon]

>

There used to be a performance cost in jumping in and out of blocks of ASPcode in IIS 4 on NT, but if you're running 2000 or 2003, it's all personalpreference. I use both methods. There are some pages (or parts of pages)that have very little html, and I'll usually response.write the html out,
and then there are pages (or parts of pages) that have very little ASP, andI will exit ASP with %> and write my html normally.

I'm with Ray on this, though I have a tendency to separate the ASP
from the HTML. As an example with yours (which I wouldn't ever do but
it's an okay sample...):

<%
ThisDay = "Monday"
DayOutput = ""
If ThisDay = "Monday" Then
DayOutput = "It's Monday"
End If
%>
...HTML Page Stuff...
<p><% = DayOutput %></p>
...More HTML Page Stuff...

Again, it really depends on the situation, how quick the code is being
hacked together and so on. Separating the ASP and logic from the
presentation part just makes it easier for me to deal with next year
when I have to remember what I did and the comment "This section makes
the other stuff do what it needs to" just doesn't help me any more.
:)

Jeff

<snip>

I'm just about to move over a bit from the HTML design bit and more towards
the ASP. so for me to use my 2nd version helps, I really don't interfere
with the HTML. Don't worry about the example, it was just that!

I just find that I'm forever forgetting my double quotes etc. or whatever.
in my reponse.write - the 2nd way I've got a complete HTML page, then I can
code in my ASP!

Thanks for your thoughts, and point taken about you're variation on the
example.

Jon