table lookup with OR

[Duy Nguyen]

My existing code checks the value of variable against a table and assigns engine disposition appropriately. i.e. KILL, CONTINUE

I am needing to modify the code to check  2 variables right now.  As long as one of the variable values is found in the table, I want to have a CONTINUE disposition.

Here is the old code…

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 ## check value in the Physicians_ALLOW table

             set disp CONTINUE

             set disp [hcitbllookup Physicians_ALLOW $obr16]

             if {![string length $disp]} {set disp KILL}

        echo THE DISPOSITION VALUE===== $disp

---

Here is what I’m thinking for the new code

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 ## check value in the Physicians_ALLOW table

             set disp_obr16 CONTINUE

             set disp_orc12 CONTINUE

             set disp_obr16 [hcitbllookup Physicians_ALLOW $obr16]

             set disp_orc12 [hcitbllookup Physicians_ALLOW $orc12]

             if {![string length $disp_obr16]} {set disp KILL}

             if {![string length $disp_orc12]} {set disp KILL}

        echo THE DISPOSITION VALUE===== $disp

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*Would the 2 last if statements eliminate the need for an OR syntax?

**Is there an easier or more efficient way of doing this?

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[garry r fisher]

Hi,

Why don’t you set the default value of the table to KILL so if the lookup fails it returns KILL into your dispList?

Regards

Garry

[Duy Nguyen]

garry r fisher wrote:

Hi,

Why don’t you set the default value of the table to KILL so if the lookup fails it returns KILL into your dispList?

Regards

Garry

It is currently set with a default value of ‘KILL’

[garry r fisher]

Hi Duy,

If you are already setting a default then if a value is found then CONTINUE is returned, if not KILL is.

Are you saying that only one of your disp lists can be true at any time. i.e. both cannot be CONTINUE?

Regards

Garry

[Duy Nguyen]

garry r fisher wrote:

Hi Duy,

If you are already setting a default then if a value is found then CONTINUE is returned, if not KILL is.

Are you saying that only one of your disp lists can be true at any time. i.e. both cannot be CONTINUE?

Regards

Garry

Garry,

I’m basically using OR logic.  As long as 1 of the 2 values is found in the table, I want CONTINUE to be returned.  Thanks.

[Charlie Bursell]

Set table default to 0, then

if {!![hcitbllookup Physicians_ALLOW $obr16]  &&

          ![hcitbllookup Physicians_ALLOW $orc12]} {

    lappend dispList “KILL $mh”

} else {

    lappend dispList “CONTINUE $mh”

}

return $dispList

[Duy Nguyen]

Thanks, Charlie.  I will test that out. =)

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