Exit Do

[Jorge Santos]

Hi all,

I though that the exit statement could be used
to exit from within a loop. Even the docs say so. However given the following code:
x=1
while x<10
response.write x
if x=5 then
exit do
end if
x=x+1
wend

I'm getting:
Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a040f'
Invalid 'exit' statement
/itron/specials.asp, line 204
Exit Do
-----^

Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jorge

[jim_w]

hi Jorge,

Your best bet may be to just not "fight-the-problem" and rewrite the loop as
a do-loop.

x=1
Do le x<10

response.write x
if x=5 then
exit do
end if
x=x+1

Loop

cheers, jw

"Jorge Santos" <san...@traxxinc.net> wrote in message
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[jim_w]

Er, sorry fumble fingers took over there, make that:

> Do WHILE x<10

time get off here, and goto lunch, jw

"jim_w" <jwarrington*noSteekin*@*Spam*worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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[Joseph Acosta]

Exit Do is for Do While or Do Until loops. The code below is a While Wend
loop, which doesn't support Exit Do.

You could use a do while loop with your code as follows:

x=1
Do while x < 10
response.write x
If x = 5 then

exit do
end if
x = x + 1

Loop

"Jorge Santos" <san...@traxxinc.net> wrote in message
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[Raymond D'Anjou]

Or you can keep the while loop:

x=1
while x<10
response.write x

if x=5 then
x=10
else
x=x+1
end if
wend

"Joseph Acosta" <jac...@san.rr.com> wrote in message
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[Jorge Santos]

Thanks all.

I was aware of the Do While .. Loop and Do .. Loop Until but wan't aware
that Exit Do is only for Do loops (never get the obvious...).

Thanks again.

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