>>>I'm trying to muddle through someone else's code, and I've come across something I've never seen before:
>>>>
>>>>IF myvar#3
>>>>. . .
>>>>ENDIF
>>>>
>>>>What's the # for? I can't find it in help (other than #DEFINE, etc.).
>>>
>>>"#" tries to symbolize a "=" sign with a slash through it: the "not-equals" symbol. You can use "<>" or "!=" instead.
>>
>>Did I miss someone else adding
>>IF !myvar = 3
>>
>>Just so we could have FOURTH method?
>

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>And of course the long antiquated:
>
>NOT myvar = 3
>
>That's 5...is there a 6th? I'll bet Joy never expected this much milage from a simple question ;-)

You crazies. Thanks.

One more thing--the & symbol--I use macro substitution (&) all the time, and am aware of && for commenting, but I'm sure, when I wrote this note, admittedly long ago, that I saw it being used differently--perhaps something like

myvar1&myvar2

Any clue?

JR