ESP CLANG: Is it possible to create expressions based on even and odd numbered hours?

[Jonathan Calloway]

I am trying to create a CLANG expression based on hours of the day, in a similar way to days of the week.  For example, if you want a statement to be evaluated based on multiple days of the week, you could use something like this:

 

IF TODAY(MON WED FRID) THEN DO X.

 

I would like to do this for hours, like this:

 

IF ESPSHH(07 09 11 13...) THEN DO X

 

What would be even better is if it were possible to create an expression based on odd number hours or even number hours, like this:

 

IF ESPAHH <is an even number> THEN DO X

or

IF ESPAHH <is an odd number> THEN DO Y

 

I am trying to avoid having to use 24 repetitive lines, like:

IF ESPAHH EQ '01' THAN DO X

IF ESPAHH EQ '02' THEN DO Y

IF ESPAHH EQ '03' THEN DO X

'IF ESPAHH EQ '04' THEN DO Y

 

etc. etc. etc.

 

Any help would be much appreciated!

 

Thanks!

[Lucy Zhang]

Hi Jonathan,

 

Hope following coding helps:

Note: for even number, after it's divided and then multiplied by, it will be the same; but for odd number, it will be different.

APPL TEST 
INTEGER CHECK,CHECK1
CHECK = %ESPSHH
CHECK1= %CHECK/2
CHECK1= %CHECK1*2
IF %CHECK = %CHECK1 THEN ECHO "EVEN"
ELSE ECHO "ODD"

 

Lucy

[Jonathan Calloway]

Lucy,

This worked perfectly!  I read through the section on ESP Procedures in the User Guide, but I couldn't quite determine how to do this kind of math.  This is a very nice example of it!  Thank you very much!!!!

 

<JC>