compare text from clipboard

[countryboy]

I managed to get my text to the clipboard now I am trying to figure out how to compare it two different options. i know the goto is not good but I'm not sure a different way to do it.

If clipboard text = "this" then goto line 4
If clipboard text = "that then goto line 5
If clipboard text = "anything else" give error message box

Thanks for any input!

Happy New Years!!!

[lotus18]

Hi

Can you explain to us in much more details (like goto line 4, ...) and what version of vb are you using.

Rey Sean

[countryboy]

vb 6 The line 4 and 5 are just examples i thought it a had a general idea i could fill in the blanks.

[Killer42]

I'd suggest something along these lines...

Dim strText As String
strText = Clipboard.GetText
Select Case strText
  Case "this"
    ' Do something
  Case "that"
    ' Do something else
  Case Else
    MsgBox "Dunno what that means."
End Select
 

[countryboy]

I'd suggest something along these lines...

Dim strText As String
strText = Clipboard.GetText
Select Case strText
  Case "this"
    ' Do something
  Case "that"
    ' Do something else
  Case Else
    MsgBox "Dunno what that means."
End Select
 

from what I understand the goto command is not good to use. Is the resume command proper to use?

Dim strText As String
strText = Clipboard.GetText
Select Case strText
  Case "this"
    ' Resume next 
  Case "that"
    ' Resume Line 23
  Case Else
    MsgBox "Dunno what that means."
End Select
 

[Killer42]

Resume is used to return from an error-handling routine. I doubt it's what you need here.

It's not that the Goto statement is bad as such, just that in any language that supports a decent code structure it should never be needed. It's generally seen as a symptom of lazy and poorly-structured code. Still works, though. :)