The file I inherited includes several scripts that feature a single “if” script step: If get script parameter = “x” Do stuff Do stuff Do stuff End if Exit For long scrips, this needlessly indents the script by one level. My thought process is: If get script parameter = “x” #Continue Else …

This is called the Early return pattern . In your example, I would use not equals (either <> or ≠ ) instead of equals ( = ) and avoid the Else If statement to make it even cleaner: If Get(ScriptParameter) ≠ "x" Exit Script End If # if we get here, everything is OK Do Stuff Do Stuff ... See …

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Bobino January 15, 2024, 2:06am 5

Thanks @jwilling for the shoutout. For anyone interested, the same demo file was used as the core material for a presentation I mentioned in this other thread: Error trapping advice - #7 by Bobino

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