Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 2003 12:29:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric <eoyount@WARMMAIL.COM>
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From:         Eric <eoyount@WARMMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: if str_mo not in ('','.') and str_da not in ('','.') and
              str_yy not in ('','.') Any shorter ?
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how about:

if not (str_mo in ('','.') or str_da in ('','.') or str_yy in
('','.'))

OR

if not (missing(str_mo) or missing(str_da) or missing(str_yy))


Eric


On 22 Oct 03 21:13:37 GMT, ikurbeko@ATHEROGENICS.COM (Igor Kurbeko)
wrote:

>Hi, there.
>
>
>
>I'm just curious if  it ever dawned  on anybody how to abbreviate  this
>line :
>
>if str_mo not in ('','.') and str_da not in ('','.') and str_yy not in
>('','.')
>
>
>
>Igor Kurbeko
>
>Clinical Programmer Analyst
>
>678 336 4328
>
>ikurbeko@atherogenics.com
>
>
>
>no brain no pain
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>