Visual Basic Beginner Programming with If then Else statements?

I am trying to create a program that calculates the prices of different payment methods of a buffet. I have started it but has run into some unknown problem and hoping someone could guide me.

The program requirements are simple. The buffet start in 1/7/2011 and ends 31/8/2011. Payments methods are online, cash and coupon. coupon is only valid from 1/8/2011 to 31/8/ 2011. 1 child is free for every 2 adult that pay. There are different prices for weekends (sat and sun) and different prices for weekdays.

So my program is like this so far: Please assume all variables are declared

If scheduleDate < #7/1/2011# Or scheduleDate > #8/31/2011# Then
MessageBox.Show("Beyond promotion period")
Exit Sub

ElseIf adult <= 0 And senior <= 0 And childlow <= 0 And childhigh <= 0 Then
MessageBox.Show("Please enter at least one person")
Exit Sub

to deduce the number of child paying, I came up with this:

ElseIf CInt(txtAdult.Text) \ 2 < CInt(txtChildLow.Text) Then 'adult number < child number
payingChild = CInt(txtChildLow.Text) - _
CInt(txtAdult.Text) \ 2

Else

payingChild = 0

And then I don't know how to carry on. Please help......!!!!!!!!

Nested IF THEN ELSE can and will get very confusing and difficult if changes need be done.. also I find using Select case for conditions that have more than two options is better.

Break it down to steps and Later do all the calculations..

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Code:

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Adults = Cint(txtAdult.Text)
Child = CInt(txtChildLow.Text)

'Select the price for the day
Select case DayOfWeek
    case "Monday",  "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday"
        AdultPrice = 10
        ChildPrice = 8
    case "Friday"
        AdultPrice = 15
        ChildPrice = 8
    case "Saturday"
        AdultPrice = 20
        ChildPrice = 15
    case "Sunday"
        AdultPrice = 20
        ChildPrice = 10
End Select

'Calculate max free Child meals..

Freechild = Cint(Adults / 2)

'Work out paying child meals

If Freechild >= Child then
    PayChild = 0
Else
    PayChild = Child - Freechild
End If

'Now calculate final Price..

Total = Adults * Adult Price + Paychild * Child Price

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So here I've shown you how to calculate According to the day of the week, you can aplly the same logic to use promotions...

That will get at least a C...

Quote:

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Originally Posted by dglienna

That will get at least a C...

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and if he follows this simple format to the complete project, i could see at minimum a B+...

Unless the the task specifically says 'Using only Nested If then Else', use every tool in the VB box...

In that case, use Case TaskCtr

Code:

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select 1
...
TaskCtr += 1
select 2
...
TaskCtr += 1
select 3
...
TaskCtr += 1
select 4
...
TaskCtr += 1
end select

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