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Consider this script:



documentclass{report}
usepackage{ifthen}
newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
begin{document}
setcounter{page}{
%3
ifthenelse{
equal{thesissize}{SHORT}
}{3}{2}
}
hey
end{document}


Compiling this script gives the error:



! Missing number, treated as zero.


I suspect that this is due to ifthenelse not being evaluated at the time of executing setcounter. How do I solve this?










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    Consider this script:



    documentclass{report}
    usepackage{ifthen}
    newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
    begin{document}
    setcounter{page}{
    %3
    ifthenelse{
    equal{thesissize}{SHORT}
    }{3}{2}
    }
    hey
    end{document}


    Compiling this script gives the error:



    ! Missing number, treated as zero.


    I suspect that this is due to ifthenelse not being evaluated at the time of executing setcounter. How do I solve this?










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      Consider this script:



      documentclass{report}
      usepackage{ifthen}
      newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
      begin{document}
      setcounter{page}{
      %3
      ifthenelse{
      equal{thesissize}{SHORT}
      }{3}{2}
      }
      hey
      end{document}


      Compiling this script gives the error:



      ! Missing number, treated as zero.


      I suspect that this is due to ifthenelse not being evaluated at the time of executing setcounter. How do I solve this?










      share|improve this question
















      Consider this script:



      documentclass{report}
      usepackage{ifthen}
      newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
      begin{document}
      setcounter{page}{
      %3
      ifthenelse{
      equal{thesissize}{SHORT}
      }{3}{2}
      }
      hey
      end{document}


      Compiling this script gives the error:



      ! Missing number, treated as zero.


      I suspect that this is due to ifthenelse not being evaluated at the time of executing setcounter. How do I solve this?







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          you can't use ifthenelse inside setcounter. Change the order:



          documentclass{report}
          usepackage{ifthen}
          newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
          begin{document}
          ifthenelse{equal{thesissize}{SHORT}}
          {setcounter{page}{3}}{setcounter{page}{2}}


          hey
          end{document}


          Expandable tests are possible with expl3 and etoolbox. For both you should store the reference text in a command:



          documentclass{report}
          usepackage{expl3,etoolbox}
          newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
          newcommand{shortsize}{SHORT}

          begin{document}
          ExplSyntaxOn
          setcounter{page}{tl_if_eq:NNTFthesissizeshortsize{3}{2}}
          ExplSyntaxOff

          setcounter{page}{ifdefequal{thesissize}{shortsize}{3}{2}}

          hey
          end{document}





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          • What is the reason?

            – Viesturs
            13 hours ago






          • 6





            ifthenelse is not expandable.

            – Ulrike Fischer
            13 hours ago






          • 1





            I added two more versions.

            – Ulrike Fischer
            12 hours ago



















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          Another version of a string comparison using the pdfTeX macro pdfstrcmp. The following uses the pdftexcmds package to make it available to all engines under the same name:



          documentclass{article}

          usepackage{pdftexcmds}
          makeatletter
          newcommandifstreq[2]
          {%
          ifnumpdf@strcmp{#1}{#2}=0
          }
          makeatother

          newcommandthesissize{SHORT}

          begin{document}
          setcounter{page}{ifstreq{thesissize}{SHORT}3else2fi}
          hey
          end{document}





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            documentclass{report}
            newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
            begin{document}

            newcommandtmp{SHORT}
            ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

            thepage

            renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
            ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

            thepage
            end{document}


            enter image description here



            The expandable version:



            documentclass{report}
            newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
            begin{document}

            newcommandtmp{SHORT}
            setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

            thepage

            renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
            setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

            thepage
            end{document}





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              you can't use ifthenelse inside setcounter. Change the order:



              documentclass{report}
              usepackage{ifthen}
              newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
              begin{document}
              ifthenelse{equal{thesissize}{SHORT}}
              {setcounter{page}{3}}{setcounter{page}{2}}


              hey
              end{document}


              Expandable tests are possible with expl3 and etoolbox. For both you should store the reference text in a command:



              documentclass{report}
              usepackage{expl3,etoolbox}
              newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
              newcommand{shortsize}{SHORT}

              begin{document}
              ExplSyntaxOn
              setcounter{page}{tl_if_eq:NNTFthesissizeshortsize{3}{2}}
              ExplSyntaxOff

              setcounter{page}{ifdefequal{thesissize}{shortsize}{3}{2}}

              hey
              end{document}





              share|improve this answer


























              • What is the reason?

                – Viesturs
                13 hours ago






              • 6





                ifthenelse is not expandable.

                – Ulrike Fischer
                13 hours ago






              • 1





                I added two more versions.

                – Ulrike Fischer
                12 hours ago
















              7














              you can't use ifthenelse inside setcounter. Change the order:



              documentclass{report}
              usepackage{ifthen}
              newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
              begin{document}
              ifthenelse{equal{thesissize}{SHORT}}
              {setcounter{page}{3}}{setcounter{page}{2}}


              hey
              end{document}


              Expandable tests are possible with expl3 and etoolbox. For both you should store the reference text in a command:



              documentclass{report}
              usepackage{expl3,etoolbox}
              newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
              newcommand{shortsize}{SHORT}

              begin{document}
              ExplSyntaxOn
              setcounter{page}{tl_if_eq:NNTFthesissizeshortsize{3}{2}}
              ExplSyntaxOff

              setcounter{page}{ifdefequal{thesissize}{shortsize}{3}{2}}

              hey
              end{document}





              share|improve this answer


























              • What is the reason?

                – Viesturs
                13 hours ago






              • 6





                ifthenelse is not expandable.

                – Ulrike Fischer
                13 hours ago






              • 1





                I added two more versions.

                – Ulrike Fischer
                12 hours ago














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              you can't use ifthenelse inside setcounter. Change the order:



              documentclass{report}
              usepackage{ifthen}
              newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
              begin{document}
              ifthenelse{equal{thesissize}{SHORT}}
              {setcounter{page}{3}}{setcounter{page}{2}}


              hey
              end{document}


              Expandable tests are possible with expl3 and etoolbox. For both you should store the reference text in a command:



              documentclass{report}
              usepackage{expl3,etoolbox}
              newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
              newcommand{shortsize}{SHORT}

              begin{document}
              ExplSyntaxOn
              setcounter{page}{tl_if_eq:NNTFthesissizeshortsize{3}{2}}
              ExplSyntaxOff

              setcounter{page}{ifdefequal{thesissize}{shortsize}{3}{2}}

              hey
              end{document}





              share|improve this answer















              you can't use ifthenelse inside setcounter. Change the order:



              documentclass{report}
              usepackage{ifthen}
              newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
              begin{document}
              ifthenelse{equal{thesissize}{SHORT}}
              {setcounter{page}{3}}{setcounter{page}{2}}


              hey
              end{document}


              Expandable tests are possible with expl3 and etoolbox. For both you should store the reference text in a command:



              documentclass{report}
              usepackage{expl3,etoolbox}
              newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
              newcommand{shortsize}{SHORT}

              begin{document}
              ExplSyntaxOn
              setcounter{page}{tl_if_eq:NNTFthesissizeshortsize{3}{2}}
              ExplSyntaxOff

              setcounter{page}{ifdefequal{thesissize}{shortsize}{3}{2}}

              hey
              end{document}






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              • What is the reason?

                – Viesturs
                13 hours ago






              • 6





                ifthenelse is not expandable.

                – Ulrike Fischer
                13 hours ago






              • 1





                I added two more versions.

                – Ulrike Fischer
                12 hours ago



















              • What is the reason?

                – Viesturs
                13 hours ago






              • 6





                ifthenelse is not expandable.

                – Ulrike Fischer
                13 hours ago






              • 1





                I added two more versions.

                – Ulrike Fischer
                12 hours ago

















              What is the reason?

              – Viesturs
              13 hours ago





              What is the reason?

              – Viesturs
              13 hours ago




              6




              6





              ifthenelse is not expandable.

              – Ulrike Fischer
              13 hours ago





              ifthenelse is not expandable.

              – Ulrike Fischer
              13 hours ago




              1




              1





              I added two more versions.

              – Ulrike Fischer
              12 hours ago





              I added two more versions.

              – Ulrike Fischer
              12 hours ago











              1














              Another version of a string comparison using the pdfTeX macro pdfstrcmp. The following uses the pdftexcmds package to make it available to all engines under the same name:



              documentclass{article}

              usepackage{pdftexcmds}
              makeatletter
              newcommandifstreq[2]
              {%
              ifnumpdf@strcmp{#1}{#2}=0
              }
              makeatother

              newcommandthesissize{SHORT}

              begin{document}
              setcounter{page}{ifstreq{thesissize}{SHORT}3else2fi}
              hey
              end{document}





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                Another version of a string comparison using the pdfTeX macro pdfstrcmp. The following uses the pdftexcmds package to make it available to all engines under the same name:



                documentclass{article}

                usepackage{pdftexcmds}
                makeatletter
                newcommandifstreq[2]
                {%
                ifnumpdf@strcmp{#1}{#2}=0
                }
                makeatother

                newcommandthesissize{SHORT}

                begin{document}
                setcounter{page}{ifstreq{thesissize}{SHORT}3else2fi}
                hey
                end{document}





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                  Another version of a string comparison using the pdfTeX macro pdfstrcmp. The following uses the pdftexcmds package to make it available to all engines under the same name:



                  documentclass{article}

                  usepackage{pdftexcmds}
                  makeatletter
                  newcommandifstreq[2]
                  {%
                  ifnumpdf@strcmp{#1}{#2}=0
                  }
                  makeatother

                  newcommandthesissize{SHORT}

                  begin{document}
                  setcounter{page}{ifstreq{thesissize}{SHORT}3else2fi}
                  hey
                  end{document}





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                  Another version of a string comparison using the pdfTeX macro pdfstrcmp. The following uses the pdftexcmds package to make it available to all engines under the same name:



                  documentclass{article}

                  usepackage{pdftexcmds}
                  makeatletter
                  newcommandifstreq[2]
                  {%
                  ifnumpdf@strcmp{#1}{#2}=0
                  }
                  makeatother

                  newcommandthesissize{SHORT}

                  begin{document}
                  setcounter{page}{ifstreq{thesissize}{SHORT}3else2fi}
                  hey
                  end{document}






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                      No packages.



                      documentclass{report}
                      newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
                      begin{document}

                      newcommandtmp{SHORT}
                      ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

                      thepage

                      renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
                      ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

                      thepage
                      end{document}


                      enter image description here



                      The expandable version:



                      documentclass{report}
                      newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
                      begin{document}

                      newcommandtmp{SHORT}
                      setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

                      thepage

                      renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
                      setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

                      thepage
                      end{document}





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                        No packages.



                        documentclass{report}
                        newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
                        begin{document}

                        newcommandtmp{SHORT}
                        ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

                        thepage

                        renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
                        ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

                        thepage
                        end{document}


                        enter image description here



                        The expandable version:



                        documentclass{report}
                        newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
                        begin{document}

                        newcommandtmp{SHORT}
                        setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

                        thepage

                        renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
                        setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

                        thepage
                        end{document}





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                          documentclass{report}
                          newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
                          begin{document}

                          newcommandtmp{SHORT}
                          ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

                          thepage

                          renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
                          ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

                          thepage
                          end{document}


                          enter image description here



                          The expandable version:



                          documentclass{report}
                          newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
                          begin{document}

                          newcommandtmp{SHORT}
                          setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

                          thepage

                          renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
                          setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

                          thepage
                          end{document}





                          share|improve this answer















                          No packages.



                          documentclass{report}
                          newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
                          begin{document}

                          newcommandtmp{SHORT}
                          ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

                          thepage

                          renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
                          ifxtmpthesissizerelaxsetcounter{page}{3}elsesetcounter{page}{2}fi

                          thepage
                          end{document}


                          enter image description here



                          The expandable version:



                          documentclass{report}
                          newcommand{thesissize}{SHORT}
                          begin{document}

                          newcommandtmp{SHORT}
                          setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

                          thepage

                          renewcommandtmp{NOT SHORT}
                          setcounter{page}{ifxtmpthesissize3else2fi}

                          thepage
                          end{document}






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