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Syntax Summary
SELECT CASE (see ChapterS)
Use SELECT CASE is used to choose one course of action from several, the choice
being determined by the value of a given expression.
Syntax
SELECT CASE selector-expression[:)
[CASE testi/aluest [, testvaluesla)[ , testvaluestb) ... : statementst
[CASE testvalues2[, testvalues2a)[, testvalues2b) ... : slatements2:
[CASE ELSE : elsestatements
END SELECT
where
statementst, statemenls2, statemenls3 and elsestatements are sequences of BASIC
statements separated by colons or new lines in the usual way
testvalues may be either of the form
expression[TO end-expression)
or IS relation limit-expression
where all the expressions must be of the same type as seleclor-expression.

SELECTOR (see Chapter 15)
Use
SELECTOR runs an “item” selector dialogue.
Syntax
SELECTOR directory-string [, selection-string)
or
SELECTOR , selection-string
SELPATH$ & SELFILE$ & SELWILD$ (see Chapter 15)
Use
These functions return parts of the values stored forthe SELECTOR dialogue.
Syntax
SELPATHS
SELFI LES
SELWILDS
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