Re: if/else execution in elisp

[Barry Margolin]

In article <mailman.1034973328.14861.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
ken  <ken@cleveland.lug.net> wrote:
>This should be simple.  It is in every other language I've ever used.  
>Here's an if/else:
>
>  (if (> lb 5)
>      (setq hh (+ 2 hh)  lb (+ 4 lb))          ; if true
>           (setq hh (+ 1 hh) lb (+ 3 lb))      ; if false
>           )
>
>What I'm trying to do should be obvious.  If not:
>
>If lb is greater than 5, increment hh and lb by 2 and 4 respectively.
>If not, increment hh and lb by 1 and 3 respectively.

It looks correct to me.  What's the problem you're having?

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