Misinformation on /if in manual

[Lax]

I wasnt aware that the information on /if was so outdated, until just now.

Here's the incorrect information:

/if (conditions) { command(s) } Runs command(s) if conditions evaluates to TRUE.

conditions are ONLY numeric compares. You must use MQ2Data string comparison to turn string compares into numeric compares.

conditions gets evaluated down to a single term from however many terms there are (You may use && and || freely.)

This information implies that you can only use comparison operators and && and || in /if conditions. THIS IS NOT THE CASE and incorrectly caused macro developers to use Math.Calc in /if conditions!

The correct information should read more like this:

/if (formula) { command(s) } Runs command(s) if formula evaluates to something other than 0.

formulas are ONLY numeric operations. You must use MQ2Data string comparison to turn string comparisons into numeric operations.

&& || < > <= >= are mathematical operators, and can be used in anything that uses a formula, including Math.Calc, Math.Abs, etc.

Additionally, the Math.Calc description says this "Performs one mathematical calculation ^ \ % + / - * != < <= == >= > && & || |" which is also incorrect. The correct information would say "Evaluates a mathematical formula".

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/if (${Math.Calc[1 && 2 && 3 && 4 < 5 && 12 > 100]}) {

is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT the same as

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/if (1 && 2 && 3 && 4 < 5 && 12 > 100) {

except it goes through the math processor twice! (the second time it's just a number, but this is still unnecessary)

Bottom line:
REMOVE MATH.CALC USAGE FROM /IF STATEMENTS!