I know this can be shortened but i'm stuck trying

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Hi all
I'm so sure that this can be shortened but i'm having real difficulties with the for, and if statements, and the orders.. i figure why suffer over it... get some help.
heres the code:
if ((dat) >= "1") { block_1._alpha = 50; }
else { block_1._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "2") { block_2._alpha = 50; }
else { block_2._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "3") { block_3._alpha = 50; }
else { block_3._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "4") { block_4._alpha = 50; }
else { block_4._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "5") { block_5._alpha = 50; }
else { block_5._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "6") { block_6._alpha = 50; }
else { block_6._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "7") { block_7._alpha = 50; }
else { block_7._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "8") { block_8._alpha = 50; }
else { block_8._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "9") { block_9._alpha = 50; }
else { block_9._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "10") { block_10._alpha = 50; }
else { block_10._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "11") { block_11._alpha = 50; }
else { block_11._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "12") { block_12._alpha = 50; }
else { block_12._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "13") { block_13._alpha = 50; }
else { block_13._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "14") { block_14._alpha = 50; }
else { block_14._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "15") { block_15._alpha = 50; }
else { block_15._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "16") { block_16._alpha = 50; }
else { block_16._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "17") { block_17._alpha = 50; }
else { block_17._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "18") { block_18._alpha = 50; }
else { block_18._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "19") { block_19._alpha = 50; }
else { block_19._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "20") { block_20._alpha = 50; }
else { block_20._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "21") { block_21._alpha = 50; }
else { block_21._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "22") { block_22._alpha = 50; }
else { block_22._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "23") { block_23._alpha = 50; }
else { block_23._alpha = 100;}
if ((dat) >= "24") { block_24._alpha = 50; }
else { block_24._alpha = 100;}
Any help would be awesome.. cheers all
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Answer 1

Perfect
Cheers for that
What gets me is both of those codes worked fine, even though they were written very differently.
The dat' bit is what i had down as a day. Its for a calendar. so dat will (for a christmas calendar) only go up to 24, and will be displayed as a number.
cheers for your help again
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