SELECT CASE for ranges of values

[caverman]

Sure this may be basic stuff (pun intended) but can you have a range of values for a select case

Eg Visual basic allows
SELECT CASE PulseLength
CASE 165 TO 176
blah
CASE blah...

I want to do something like
select case PulseLength
case 165 to 176
OutValue=0
case 184 to 192
OutValue=1
end select

But it don't work

Any ideas?
Thanks
Dirk

[caverman]

or something like
select case PulseLength
case is > 165 and is < 176
OutValue=0
case is > 184 and is < 192
OutValue=1
end select

Dirk

[Archilochus]

Seems like maybe some 'IF... THEN's might work out better?

[caverman]

Funny how late at night one gets stuck into a Select method without thinking of the obvious easy If solution

[caverman]

But maybe the PICBASIC people could add the CASE x TO y variety that some BASICs have.

[Dave]

caverman, Why make a mountain out of a Mole hill. Just do this:

select case PulseLength
case is < 165
you don't want these values because they are below 165 so do something
case is < 176
OutValue=0
case is < 184
you don't want these values because they are between 176 and 184 so do something
case is < 192
OutValue=1
case else
you don't want these values because they are between 192 and 255 so do something
end select

This is the correct way as far as I can see to do this type of compare situation. If you were to use "IF" statements and try to capture all posibilities the code would look much different.

Dave Purola,
N8NTA