How do you make a goto line in a program?

[theanimator]

I am trying to make a goto line so that when something is typed it will goto another part of the program thus allowing mutiple programs in one but being able to choose the one you want. example (incomplete)

var answer : string
beginning
put "what would you like to do?"
get answer
if answer = "start" then goto start
elsif answer = "beginning" then goto beginning
start
put "ok then let's start"

[[Gandalf]]

This is not BASIC, even Turing is above that level. Think about programming logically, step by step, not that one part teleports to another. This is your first step to procedural programming!

Programs execute from top to bottom, that if statement will exit, and whatever is next will be executed, like any number of practical things.

note: You need an end if at the end of your if structure.

Look up the tutorials here for more help, and feel free to ask questions!

*edit* For particularily what you are asking, definately look up procedures/functions.

[Cervantes]

This might be of interest of you. But again, it's poor programming.

Moved to Turing Help.

[TokenHerbz]

I made somthing of a sort, does this mean im godly?? lolz

code:

var ans: int var b,m,e,q: boolean:= false q:= true proc question     loop         put"Which part do you want to skip to?"         put "1-Begining"         put "2-Middle"         put "3-End"             get ans         if ans < 4 and ans > 0 then             exit         else             cls         end if     end loop     if ans = 1 then         b:= true         m:= true         e:= true     elsif ans = 2 then         m:= true         e:= true     else         e:= true     end if end question loop     if q = true then         question         q:= false     end if     if b = true then         put "Begining"         b := false     end if     if m = true then            put "Middle"         m:= false     end if     if e = true then         put "End"         e:= false         q:= true     end if end loop

[[Gandalf]]

Really, this is much easier using procedures.

For another alternative, there should be a topic in the tutorials section - "How to Cheat the Goto Line" or something like that.

[TokenHerbz]

go on irc i gots a Question which i shouldn't post here for...

[Tony]

[Gandalf] wrote:

there should be a topic in the tutorials section - "How to Cheat the Goto Line" or something like that.

it's right here actually

[theanimator]

Thanx TokenHerbz. This really helped me with my problem.

[TokenHerbz]

no prob, anytime..

**smirks and looks around**

[[Gandalf]]

Tony wrote:

[Gandalf] wrote:

there should be a topic in the tutorials section - "How to Cheat the Goto Line" or something like that.

it's right here actually

Eh... that's what I meant, that there already was one... blah! Should have worded it differently .

[codemage]

Stay away from GOTO type commands as much as possible. While they can be nice in smaller programs, they make your code really nasty, really fast.

They're considered a no-no of standard programming conventions.

[theanimator]

oh well, it works great in basic which is what i started with am comfortable in using, but then i get to turing and so much to learn. Oh well it takes time.

[codemage]

It does; and BASIC was my first language as well - but BASIC is pretty much considered a 'bad' language now.

The newer incarnations (like visual basic) don't allow GOTO. It makes code less modular, and harder to trace (especially if you're not the original programmer).