[RESOLVED] this isn't triggering

[TheUsed]

this isn't triggering when it should.

Public Const BatchStartPosition As Double = 11242.11
picBatch(Index).Left = 11242.11
 
 
If BatchStartPosition = picBatch(i).Left Then
        MsgBox ("Batch is in start position.")
        
        
    End If

[krtxmrtz]

this isn't triggering when it should.

Public Const BatchStartPosition As Double = 11242.11
picBatch(Index).Left = 11242.11
 
 
If BatchStartPosition = picBatch(i).Left Then
        MsgBox ("Batch is in start position.")
        
        
    End If

The problem is the decimals: the Left property is expressed in twips which is an Integer (actually a Long).

Try 11242 and it'll work.

[si_the_geek]

Assuming that picBatch is a control, it actually shouldn't trigger - as that is not a valid value for .Left (so it gets rounded to the nearest valid position).

[westconn1]

have you put a break point to see what is happening?
what sub is this called in?

i believe that positions of controls are set to the nearest appropriate value

Picture1.Left=11242.11
?Picture1.Left
 11242

For a form, the Left and Top properties are always expressed intwips; for a control, they are measured in units depending on the coordinate system of its container. The values for these properties change as the object is moved by the user or by code. For the CommonDialog and Timer controls, these properties aren't available atrun time.

For either property, you can specify a single-precision number.

[TheUsed]

okay here is a list of everything I tried before I posted.

I created a picturebox on my form and set it where I wanted my button "add batch" to create a batch. I took the left property of it and inserted it in my code. I thought it was weird I got a .11 at the end.

After several tries I have set debug.prints to print the left position of the batch. it shows it as 11242.11

I have changed BatchStartPosition to a double, single, long, integer.

Never triggers. That is unless I set this... to <

If BatchStartPosition = picBatch(i).Left Then
        MsgBox ("Batch is in start position.")
        
        
    End If

[TheUsed]

here is the code of the entire project

Option Explicit
 
 
 
Private Sub cmdAddBatch_Click()
intControlIndex = UBound(picBatch) + 1
ReDim Preserve picBatch(intControlIndex)
 
Set picBatch(intControlIndex) = Controls.Add("VB.PictureBox", "PicBatch_" & CStr(intControlIndex))
 
 
Call ADD_BATCH(intControlIndex)
 
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub cmdStart_Click()
If UBound(picBatch) = 0 Then
    MsgBox "You need to add a batch.", vbExclamation, "Batch Required"
    Exit Sub
Else
    Call Initialize_Movement
    
End If
'Timer1.Enabled = True
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub cmdStop_Click()
 
Timer1.Enabled = False
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
 
intControlIndex = 0
ReDim Preserve picBatch(intControlIndex)
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
Call Collide
End Sub
 
 
MODULE CODE:
 
 
Option Explicit
 
Public i As Integer
Public picBatch() As PictureBox
 
Public intControlIndex As Integer
Public Const BatchStartPosition As Double = 11242.11
 
 
 
Public Sub ADD_BATCH(Index As Integer)
 
 
picBatch(Index).Height = 840
picBatch(Index).Width = 630
picBatch(Index).Top = 900
picBatch(Index).Left = 11242.11
picBatch(Index).Picture = LoadPicture(App.Path & "\batch.bmp")
picBatch(Index).Visible = True
    Debug.Print picBatch(Index).Left
End Sub
 
Public Sub Initialize_Movement()
Debug.Print picBatch(1).Left
For i = UBound(picBatch) To LBound(picBatch) + 1 Step -1
    If BatchStartPosition = picBatch(i).Left Then
        MsgBox ("Batch is in start position.")
        
        
    End If
    
 
Next i
 
End Sub
 
 
Public Sub Collide()
Dim Index As Integer
 
If frmLaser.Timer1.Enabled = False Then
    
    Exit Sub
 
End If
 
For Index = UBound(picBatch) To LBound(picBatch) Step -1 'as Variant  in picbatch
    
    If UBound(picBatch) <= 1 Then _
        Exit Sub
  
        For i = 1 To intControlIndex Step 1
            If i = Index Then GoTo MOVE_ON
                    
                    If picBatch(Index).Left = picBatch(i).Left Then
                    
                        MsgBox ("We have " & picBatch(Index).Name & " collided with " & picBatch(i).Name)
            
                        Index = Index - 1
                        
                    End If
MOVE_ON: 'USED TO MOVE TO THE NEXT I IF i= Index
        Next i
 
Next Index
 
End Sub

[si_the_geek]

What are the actual values of BatchStartPosition and picBatch(i).Left when you reach the If statement?


Note that there are very few times that GoTo is a good idea (many people say never), and how you used it is not apt.. instead of having this:

   If i = Index Then GoTo MOVE_ON
...
MOVE_ON:

it would make more sense (and be more readable) to have this:

   If i <> Index Then 
...
   End if

[TheUsed]

the actual values are the exact same. picbatch(i).left DOES EQUAL BatchStartPosition

that is 11242.11

[westconn1]

from the information in all the replys here, why do you not change your constant to an integer (whole number, no decimal places) then your code should work
if you can not do that then round your values when you test like
if picture1.left = round(batchstartposition, 0) then

[TheUsed]

I did take it to a whole number as well, made it 11242 sorry I didn't say I did..

I have no idea why it's not triggering the IF THEN event. the debug line checks for it then just goes right to end sub.

[TheUsed]

There is the image of debugging and getting the values then the yellow highlighted line is showing the next step from where the break point is set.

[TheUsed]

I resolved it by rounding it 2 numbers past the decimal. I only knew to do that because I finally got a mismatched value


however, why wouldn't it trigger while getting the same values..

this is the updated code.

Public Sub Initialize_Movement()
Debug.Print picBatch(1).Left
For i = intControlIndex To 1 Step -1
Debug.Print "CDbl(frmLaser.Line9.X1): " & CDbl(frmLaser.Line9.X1) & vbCrLf & "CDbl(BatchStartPosition): " & CDbl(BatchStartPosition)
    If CDbl(BatchStartPosition) = Round(CDbl(frmLaser.Line9.X1), 2) Then
        MsgBox ("Batch is in start position.")
        
        
    End If
    
 
Next i

[si_the_geek]

You've found a common issue with Double and Single.. they aren't particularly accurate (and like with Date values are not actually displayed the same way they are stored), so you need a certain level of rounding to match numbers that seem to be identical. Note that it needs to be done for both sides of the comparison, so your check should be like this:

    If Round(BatchStartPosition,2) = Round(CDbl(frmLaser.Line9.X1), 2) Then

(there is no need for CDbl there, as the variable is a Double already)

Note that this issue would be less likely to happen if you had declared BatchStartPosition with the same data type as the things you are storing it to and comparing it to (so Single), but you should still use rounding to be safe.