Is there a way to do a if in a do block


#1

1) Give a description of the problem
Can i put a if in a do block
2) What is the expected behaviour?
When Run_counter1 = 1 i want to set firstr with date/time

3) What is happening/not happening?
can not get if where I would like it


#3

it line 45 @run_counter1 =( @run_counter1+1)
the @runcounter1 did work and it was working it was add 1 every time the the script was run
but then i had the idea I like to known the first time the script has run but I am not sure how to do it


#4

If is a statement but you ‘do’ tasks. You can put the do inside the if but not the other way around. What are you trying to accomplish?


#5

hi @guxdude
what i am trying to do is the first time the script is run and run_counter1 = 1 i went to send the current date and time set to a variable called firstr


#6

Global variables get set when the piston finishes execution, so @RunCounter will always lag behind by 1. (The second execution of the piston will have @RunCounter=1.)
One way around that issue is to set runCounter=@RunCounter+1 at the beginning of the piston and then set @RunCounter=runCounter at the end.
As you noted, the value of a variable when it’s not assigned a value is indeterminate. My experience is that numerics tend to be zero and strings tend to be a zero length string. One way to get around the indeterminateness is to assign a value using the edit option in the Variables section.


#7

hi @qoheleth do you mean like this

where would i put the if to do the check for run count be 1 to set firstr ?


#8

There may be an easier way to do it, but I haven’t found it yet.
If I absolutely have to set a value on a Global, I write a piston to do it.
For local number variables, there’s an edit icon in the Variables section that will allow you to edit the value.


#9

You can also manually force data into a global variable without writing any code… Just go into edit mode on any piston… Then you will see that the global variables are clickable & editable.


#10

do you mean like this


#11

That’s it.