form?

// If the severity is changed to 1,2,3 AND prior severity value was not originally 1,2,3 then email Dev

code...

If severity.value= 1,2,3 AND onformopen severity <> 1,2,3 then
email.value-Dev

//If the status.value= red, blue, orange, then
email = Dev + what ever value they picked up in the assign to field

code...

ElseIf status= red, blue, orange, then
email= Dev + Assignto

// If you come intot he form and the severity is already 1,2,3 then remove QA from the email list

code...

Else onformopen serverity.value=1,2,3 then
email= Assignto


don't know if my coding is correct, some help would be great! :-)

Forgive me if this sounds rude but the "code" that you posted - is that meant to be pseudocode or VB.

Assuming it is VB, theres a few points worth noting:

the following type of code:

If severity.value= 1,2,3 AND onformopen severity <> 1,2,3 then

should look more like:

Code:

---

If (severity.value = 1 or severity.value = 2 or severity.value = 3) _
    AND NOT (onformopen.severity = 1 OR onformopen.severity = 2 OR onformopen.severity = 3) then

---

That is, you need to be more explicit with the conditions in your IF statements. Some languages allow you to be more breif, like in some dialects of cobol you can say:

if a = 2 or 3 or 4

but in VB <as far as i know> you have to say something more like:

if a = 2 or a = 3 or a = 4

i'd like to know if there *is* as shorter way.

whats the _ stand for

If (severity.value = 1 or severity.value = 2 or severity.value = 3) _

The underscore is the continuation character - it tells the compiler to look at the next line to find the rest of the current command. An example is best:

Code:

---

'This code would not work
Dim i as Integer
i = 1 +
    2 + 3

'You will get an error here because the "2 + 3" does not make sense.

---

Code:

---

'This code would work
Dim i as Integer
i = 1 + _
    2 + 3

'You will not get an error here because the "_" tells the
'compiler to look at the enxt line so it effectively reads
'"i = 1 + 2 + 3"

---

hope this is clear

Mark

code
If (Severity="1" OR Severity="2" OR Sevverity="3 ") _
AND NOT (onformopen.severity = "1 " OR onformopen.severity = "2" OR onformopen.severity = "3")Then
Email.Value="Dev"
End If
End Sub

......would this be right

Yes,

assuming that "email" is some control or structure that has a property called value then it looks ok

oh another thing - you don't have to use the "_" underscore character - it just helps the readability of the code sometimes...

oh - hang on. If severity is a numeric variable (ie not a string) then you don't need to say:

severity = "3"

you say

severity = 3

you don't need the quotes...