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| Scripting - Deactivating (Without Deleting Them) And Adding Comments To Scripts | ||||||
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| It is possible to disable all or any portion of a script, without having to delete or remove it. Deactivate One Line of a Script ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Place "//" at the beginning of the line you wish to deactivate. This is a good method if you only have one or two consecutive lines to deactivate. Here is an example of a script that has one deactivated line: if (category = "Regular") { payrate = payrate1; //payrate = payrate2; <--- this line will be ignored } Deactivate Several Lines of a Script ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Place "/*" at the beginning and "*/" at the end of the part of the script you want to deactivate. Here is an example of a script that has a been deactivated: /* if (category = "Regular") <--- this line will be ignored { <--- this line will be ignored payrate = payrate1; <--- this line will be ignored } <--- this line will be ignored */ Here is an example of how to use this to deactivate a portion of the a script, while leaving the other part active (top part): if (category = "Regular") { payrate = payrate; } /* if (category = "Regular") <--- this line will be ignored { <--- this line will be ignored payrate = payrate1; <--- this line will be ignored } <--- this line will be ignored */ Add Comments to a Script ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ It is possible to use these deactivation symbols to add comments or descriptions to a script. This can be usefull if you ever need to come back to the script to make adjustments. Here is an example of a script with added comments: /* This script is for Bill <--- this line will be ignored he gets a pay differential <--- this line will be ignored if he works over 4 hours <--- this line will be ignored */ if (home1 = "Bill" and hours > 4) { //the differential was changed to $1.50 by Amy in DEC 2010 <--- this line will be ignored payrate = payrate + 1.50; } Note: it is possible to disable a portion of a script that the remaining portion depends on to run correctly. | |
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