topic What is the syntax for an 'if' statement in a conditional? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267613#M100497 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Try this:</P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;">Hope it helps!!</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"> </SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:38:52 GMT 2011-08-11T17:38:52Z What is the syntax for an 'if' statement in a conditional? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267612#M100496 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I have a text box that I only want displayed if a variable is set to 'SH07'. I attempted this: =if(vReport='SH07',1,-1) but it does not work.&nbsp; No matter what the variable is set to the text box is always displayed.&nbsp; Anyone know the correct syntax?</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Tyler</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:30:35 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267612#M100496 2011-08-11T17:30:35Z What is the syntax for an 'if' statement in a conditional? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267613#M100497 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Try this:</P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;">Hope it helps!!</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 8pt;"> </SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:38:52 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267613#M100497 2011-08-11T17:38:52Z What is the syntax for an 'if' statement in a conditional? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267614#M100498 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> Try this:</P><P></P><P>=if($(vReport) = 'SH07' , 1,-1)</P><P></P><P>Hope it Hepls!!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:40:35 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267614#M100498 2011-08-11T17:40:35Z What is the syntax for an 'if' statement in a conditional? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267615#M100499 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Still no dice unfortunately, seems to always use the 'else'.&nbsp; If I change it to =if($(vReport) = 'SH07',1,0) then it hides if vReport is set to 'SH09' or 'SH07' ... ?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:56:45 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267615#M100499 2011-08-11T17:56:45Z What is the syntax for an 'if' statement in a conditional? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267616#M100500 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> In the Show Conditional on the Layout tab put</P><P>vReport = SH07</P><P></P><P>Stephen</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:04:38 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267616#M100500 2011-08-11T18:04:38Z What is the syntax for an 'if' statement in a conditional? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267617#M100501 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks, works great.&nbsp; I was making it more complicated then it needed to be.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:08:39 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/What-is-the-syntax-for-an-if-statement-in-a-conditional/m-p/267617#M100501 2011-08-11T18:08:39Z