from either: integer n1,n2:ns,n3:nv=1is translated into the much more verbose:
if (0==fetch('n1','d',n1)) then
call seperr('Could not obtain n1 from either')
end if
if (0/=putch('From either: n1','d',n1)) then
call seperr('trouble writing n1 to history file')
end if
if (0==fetch('n2','d',ns)) then
call seperr('Could not obtain n2 from either')
end if
if (0/=putch('From either: n2','d',ns)) then
call seperr('trouble writing n2 to history file')
end if
if (0==fetch('n3','d',nv)) then
nv=1
end if
if (0/=putch('From either: n3','d',nv)) then
call seperr('trouble writing n3 to history file')
end if