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If variable contains 'Option A' OR 'Option B'

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Posted on by FlashDota

How can I achieve the following OR statement inside an IF function?

SET NewVar TO $'''Option A'''
IF Contains(NewVar, $'''Option A OR Option B''', False) THEN
Display.ShowMessageDialog.ShowMessage Message: $'''Yes''' Icon: Display.Icon.None Buttons: Display.Buttons.OK DefaultButton: Display.DefaultButton.Button1 IsTopMost: False
END

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Deenuji_Loganathan_ 6,250 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@FlashDota

Please try the below code:

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SET NewVar TO $'''Option A''' IF (Contains(NewVar, 'Option A', False) OR Contains(NewVar, 'Option B', False)) = True THEN Display.ShowMessageDialog.ShowMessage Message: $'''Yes''' Icon: Display.Icon.None Buttons: Display.Buttons.OK DefaultButton: Display.DefaultButton.Button1 IsTopMost: False END

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BoredFish 26 on at

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You could use an 'Or' switch in the IF statement as pointed out by Deenuji.

Another way to do it is with a Switch instead of If, which allows different actions depending on which Option statement is found.

SWITCH NewVar CASE = $'''Option A''' # Some activity. CASE = $'''Option B''' # Some other activity. DEFAULT # Some alternate activity or none at all. END

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Deenuji_Loganathan_ 6,250 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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I still suggest using nested if conditions instead of a switch, as this nested if approach is less time-consuming compared to switch case approach.

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