Dynamic labels

[piegopher]

Is there a way to make a goto command that goes to a label defined by a variable or something?  Something like

x = int(rnd * 5) + 1
goto x

I know that that doesn't work, but it should.  It makes sense in MY mind, therefore I am smarter than the computer.  Mahaha!  ...I'll go now

[brisray]

This looks like it should work - I write lots of stuff that looks like it should work!

The GOTO, GOSUB statements expect a literal not a variable. Try using IF or SELECT CASE statements to control what happens.

x = INT(RND * 5) + 1

SELECT CASE x
  CASE 1
     GOSUB MySub
  CASE 2
     GOSUB NextSub
END SELECT


This will work, but if x is a large range of numbers the SELECT CASE or IF statements are going to get a bit long.

Ray

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no.  goto expects a previously specified location.  now if you were using gwbasic you could do this, but qbasic disallows it.

if you are really hot to trot on this, try writing general code and use data statements to determine its content.  for example:

input "enter data batch to process "; q
if q=1 then restore one
if q=2 then restore two
if q=3 then restore three
read a, b, c
print a, b, c
end
one:
1, 2, 3
two:
4, 5, 6
three:
7, 8, 9

if you enter "1", it will print 1, 2, 3.  if you enter "2", it will print 4, 5, 6.  etc.  this is about as close as you'll get.

[piegopher]

Behhh... so what you're saying is that there is no easy way?  bah!  Oh well...  I suppose I'll just have to work on my attention span.  ...On second thought, that dog has a poofy tail!   Heeheeheehee....