Dun Dun Dun...goto

ID:170804
 
Dec 13 2004, 3:37 pm
Hey, I was looking at goto, and thought i'd try using it, but I'm not sure if I should find another way to do what I need to get done. Would this be a good way to use goto? :

(EXAMPLE)
        Complaint()
            set name = "Submit Complaint"
            set desc = "Submit Complaint"
            set category = "Commands"
            var/Message
            var/A
            var/Choice
            var/ping
            Message = input("What would you like to say?)as null|message
            if(!Message){return}
            A = copytext(Message,1,2001)
            Choice = input("Are you sure you'd like to send a complaint?")in list("Yes","No")

            if(Choice == "Yes")

                goto Ping
                return



            StartServer
            startup("D:/Documents and Settings/Owner/My Documents/CentralServer/CentralServer.dmb",1747,"-trusted")
            goto Ping

            Ping
            ping = world.Export("BYOND://68.12.179.184:1747?ping")
            if(ping)
                A += "\n--[src], [time2text(world.realtime)]"
                world.Export("BYOND://68.12.179.184:1747?Complaint: [A]")
                src << "Thank you for your time, your opinion is appreciated."
                return
            else
                if(OnceFailed)
                    src << "I am sorry, but I am truly trying to get this fixed, please give me time to work out this bug."
                    return
                OnceFailed = 1
                src << "Error: The Central Server is Down. Please allow me to start it back up again, so we can get your complaint through."
                goto StartServer


I have horrible habits, lol :P.

Note: The OnceFailed thing was for debugging purposes, I had to figure out where my error was, and when I didn't have that in there it'd startup the server over and over again because Topic() wouldn't respond in the proper way.
Dec 13 2004, 3:40 pm
To tell you the truth, goto shouldn't be used unless you have a loop so complex that it defies me being able to think of an example.
Dec 13 2004, 3:42 pm
In response to Wizkidd0123
Wizkidd0123 wrote:
To tell you the truth, goto shouldn't be used unless you have a loop so complex that it defies me being able to think of an example.

This is too annoying to do any other way >_<

Annoying as in: Will Take Hours.
Dec 13 2004, 3:51 pm
Nope, this is a bad use of goto. Looks like you need to split this up into a couple of procs at least.

Lummox JR
Dec 13 2004, 3:59 pm
In response to Lenox
Then do as Lummox said and split it up into procs :). As in, proc/Execute_Ping() :)
Dec 13 2004, 4:11 pm
In response to Wizkidd0123
Well, that took alot less time than I thought it would, I'm almost done with my third set of procs( This is for a "reporting system" I'm making for my game :P)