Conditional Includes?

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Is there any way to have 'conditional includes'?
Blitz does not seem to acknowledge:
If ProductID = 1
Include "Product1.bb"
Else
Include "Product2.bb"
Endif
- but tries to include any file on any line starting with the word 'include'.

Jeroen

yes, that could come in handy indeed.
In your case, isn't it possible to convert everything to functions in the include?

Rob Farley

No... Unless you're using Micheal Richteabisuits pre-processor.

However, what you've written there will actually work in many situations.

if product1.bb was print "product1" and product2.bb was print "product2" your code would read

if productid = 1
print "product1"
else
print "Product2"
endif

Michael Reitzenstein

No... Unless you're using Micheal Richteabisuits pre-processor.

#IfDef PRODUCT1
	Include "product1.bb"
#Else
	Include "product2.bb"
#EndIf

Lovely thing there. That Mr. Richteabiscuit is a smart guy!

John Blackledge

Sounds perfect. The example is exactly what I want.
I've downloaded it, and I'll let you know.

John Blackledge

Just a thought - if you're replacing BlitzCC.exe, what happens when they update it?

John Blackledge

Whoops. Have unzipped as specified, but I get a 'Abnormal Program Termination' message when I run Blitz3D.exe.
And yes I did unzip with folder structure intact.
Any ideas?

Michael Reitzenstein

You need the Microsoft .Net runtimes.

John Blackledge

Can you be more specific?
Thanks.

jhocking

#10

YOU NEED THE MICROSOFT .NET RUNTIMES!

Tourists know that shouting usually helps get your message across.

jhocking

#11

Sorry bout that, I'm in a cheeky mood (but then, I'm always in a cheeky mood.) I think this is what you want:
http://www.asp.net/download.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1

John Blackledge

#12

Ha, ha. 21 megs of download on a 56k modem. I don't think so.
But thanks anyway. I just have to hope that Mark adds conditional includes somewhere along the line.

Michael Reitzenstein

#13

Ha, ha. 21 megs of download on a 56k modem. I don't think so.

I downloaded the *SDK* version on 56k. 21 megs is nothing!

Nilium

#14

I'm afraid I have the .NET runtimes, but I get the same error as John. Really would've liked to have a preprocessor, too :/

Michael Reitzenstein

#15

What IDE do you use?

Nilium

#16

Well, I was testing it with the Blitz IDE, have yet to try it with ConTEXT.

Ran it through ConTEXT, here's the output:

> Executing: C:\Program Files\ConTEXT\ConExec.exe "C:\Program Files\Blitz3D\bin\blitzcc.exe" -q "C:\Program Files\Blitz3D\vein\h_vein.bb"

Unhandled Exception: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at Resource_Request_BlitzCC.Request(String Arguments, Boolean Console_Write)
at Parameters.Decide_Parameter_Actions(Boolean Allow_Compile)
at Program_Entry.Main(String[] Arguments)
> Execution finished.

Edit: And now it works.

Don't know what happened or why it is... (I'll just blame Windows like everyone else)