'Then' is redundant.

>thanks Tore. what is the purpose of using 'then' in an if clause as Naoto has suggested? could there be a situation where 'then' could yield a sub-routine - ie a third option to 'else' or is it redundant?
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>k
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>>>what is the simplest way to express
>>>if date() after December 15 2016
>>>do this
>>>endif
>>>
>>>tnx
>>>Karen
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>>

If date() > date(2016,12,15)
>>   ...
>>Endif