OR macro

The OR macro is available in HCL® Campaign and HCL Interact.

Syntax

data1 OR data2 data1 || data2

Parameters

data1

The numbers to logical OR with the values in data2. This can be a constant value, a column, a cell range, or an expression evaluating to any of the above. For the format definition of data, see the "Macro Function Parameters" section in the chapter in this guide for your HCL product.

data2

The number(s) to logical OR with the values in data1. This can be a constant value, a column, a cell range, or an expression evaluating to any of the above. The number of columns in data2 must equal the number of columns in data1, unless data2 is a constant. For the format definition of data, see the "Macro Function Parameters" section in the chapter in this guide for your HCL product.

Description

OR calculates the logical OR between the two specified data ranges. It returns a new column for each input column, each containing the corresponding column in data1 logically OR-ed to the corresponding column of data2 (that is, the first column of data1 is logically OR-ed to the first column of data, the second column with the second column, and so on).

If data2 is a constant, each value in data1 is logically OR-ed by that value. If data2 contains one or more columns, the calculations are performed on a row-by-row basis between one column from data2 and one column from data2. The first row of data1 is logically OR-ed to the first row value of data2, the second row with the second row, and so on. This row-by-row calculation produces a result for each row up to the last value of the shortest column.

Note: Using a column containing the same number x in each row as data2 is the same as using the constant x as data2.

Note: The OR operator can be abbreviated with a double-vertical bar (||). Use the double-vertical bar to separate the two arguments (for example, to specify V1 OR 3, you can simply type V1||3).

Examples


`TEMP = 1 OR 8` or `TEMP = 1 \|\| 8` Creates a new column named `TEMP` containing the value one (any non-zero number is treated as a one).
`TEMP = V1 \|\| 1` Creates a new column named `TEMP` containing all ones (every value OR-ed with the number one produces one).
`TEMP = V1 \|\| V2` Creates a new column named `TEMP`, where each value is the row value of column `V1` logically OR-ed with the corresponding row value of column `V2`.
`TEMP = V1:V3 \|\| V4:V6` Creates three new columns named `TEMP`, `VX`, and `VY`. The column `TEMP` contains the values in `V1` logically OR-ed with the corresponding row values of column `V4`. The column `VX` contains the logically OR-ed values from columns `V2` and `V5`. The column `VY` contains the logically OR-ed values from columns `V3` and `V6`.
`TEMP = V1[10:20] \|\| V2` Creates a new column named `TEMP`, where the first 11 cells contain the logical OR-ed result of the values in rows 10-20 of columns `V1` and `V2`. The other cells in `TEMP` are empty.

Related functions


Function	Description
`AND`	Computes the logical AND between two specified data ranges
`NOT`	Computes the logical NOT of the contents of the specified data range