STRINGFROMID and gradians

[StephenG1CMZ]

Maybe I'm wrong - I don't use EXIT often.

But

Code:


For i from 1 to 9
For j from 1 to 9
 EXIT(2)
End
End
Here:
Msgbox("ok")
I would expect to reach Here OK.

Now surround that working code with an additional for loop:

For newloop from 1 to 9
For i from 1 to 9
For j from 1 to 9
EXIT(2)
End
End
MSGBOX("are we there yet? Why not")
End
Here: MSGBOX("ok we have failed")

Simply surrounding previously working code with a trival for loop breaks the working code, unless you hunt through all your code fixing exits (in this example 1 extra for means changing 1 exit(2) to exit(3), I think, though I haven't debugged all the code to be certain).

Now, replace exit(2) or exit (3) with goto here:

Now, you don't have to edit all those exits every time you write a for loop.
Your code will reach here whether you have two for loops, or have written a third ok.

It could be I have misunderstood how EXIT works, but a GOTO looks like MUCH less effort.
Update: In PPL its BREAK or CONTINUE, apparrently, not EXIT - Thanks Cyberangel.