Help using a Ternary Operator to Format Time

[A_Perry_1984]

Could someone please assist me in figuring this out? I would like to get the date format correct using a ternary operator. I am not sure what I am doing wrong as this is my first time doing this. Thanks.

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#SingleInstance, force
value := 1
msgbox % FormatTime (value = 1) ? A_Now MM/DD/YYYY : "not the correct value"
return

[hymal7]

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FormatTime, today,, MM/dd/yyyy
value := 1

if value = 1
{
	msgbox %today%
}
else
{
	msgbox value is not 1
}

return

[wolf_II]

Try this:

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#SingleInstance, force
value := 1
FormatTime result, % (value = 1) ? A_Now : "not the correct value", MM/dd/yyyy
msgbox %result%
return

I hope that helps.

[A_Perry_1984]

Try this:

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#SingleInstance, force
value := 1
FormatTime result, % (value = 1) ? A_Now : "not the correct value", MM/dd/yyyy
msgbox %result%
return

I hope that helps.

You are brilliant!

Just wondering if I can execute more than one command using ternary operators and if I can have more than 2 options. Do you know if this is possible? Thanks.

[MannyKSoSo]

Yes you can, you would just have to build it off another or a combination.
Example

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(value = 1) ? A_Now : ((value = 2) ? "New" : "not the correct value")

[wolf_II]

Thanks for the flowers.
The ternary operator can start several commands, but has only two options.
But we can nest them:

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#SingleInstance, force
value := 2
FormatTime result,  % (value = 1) ? A_Now
                    : (value = 2) ? A_YYYY A_MM (A_DD - 1)
                    : "not the correct value"
        , MM/dd/yyyy ; keep the last parameter
msgbox %result%
return

[A_Perry_1984]

This is great! Thanks again.