Help with this code...

[pspmachine]

Hey!

when I try to load this code in luaplayer I get this error: script.lua:43: '=' expected near 'if'
Could someone please try and find whats wrong?

Heres the code:

pad = Controls.read()
loadcross = dofile("index.lua")
loadsquare = dofile("index2.lua")
loadtriangle = dofile("index3.lua")
loadcircle = dofile("index4.lua")
loadrtrig = dofile("index5.lua")
loadltrig = dofile("index6.lua")
blue = Color.new(0, 0, 255)
font = Image.load("bmf02_007.png ")
LetterPixelsWide = 8
LetterPixelsTall = 8
InputString = [[ !"#$%&'()* ,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGH IJKLMNOPQRSTUVW XYZ]]

function char2font(char_input)

IndexNumber = 0
for i = 1, string.len(InputString) do
if string.sub(InputString, i,i) == char_input then
return IndexNumber
end -- end if
IndexNumber = IndexNumber + LetterPixelsWide
end -- end if
return 0
end
function blitChar(target, char, posx, posy)
target:blit(posx,posy, font,char2font(char),0,Le tterPixelsWide,LetterPixe lsTall,true)
end
function blitString(myTarget, possx, possy, thestring)
incX = 0
for w = 1, string.len(thestring) do
blitChar(myTarget, string.upper(string.sub(t hestring, w,w)), possx + incX, possy)
incX = incX + LetterPixelsWide
end -- end for
end

blitString(screen, 200, 110, "Hey its PSPMachine and this is my LuaLoader")
blitString(screen, 200, 120, "Press keys to load apps!")

if pad:cross() then
loadcross

if pad:triangle() then
loadtriangle

if pad:circle()then
loadcircle

if pad:square()
loadsquare

if pad:select() then screen:save("screenshot.t ga")

end

The forum sometimes messes up the code so attached is the real script.lua

Thanks in advance

--pspmachine

[Slasher]

then ~ end

plus I don't think this script will run with just the error fixes...there's no loop or anything. You should make the loadtriangle, etc a function instead of however you are doing it.

[sumpaintballer41]

Well its expecting an '=' near the IF statement...I dont know what your trying to accomplish here..haha I dont know much about coding, maybe this is too advanced for me or sumthing

I see it now..Well you have a return function but no integer set...

[SG57]

u might also either add an 'end' at the end of the ifs at the end or just rename all but the first 1 'elseif'

[paulieweb]

yea i think you need to end every if

[Fanjita]

Put an end after each of the ifs from line 41 onwards, e.g.

if pad:cross() then
loadcross
end

Also as pointed out you'll need to do something different with those dofile calls. Try assigning the filenames to variables, then using those, e.g.

loadcross = "crossfilename"
loadtriangle = "trianglefilename"

...

if pad:cross() then
filetoload = loadcross
end

...

dofile(filetoload)

[sumpaintballer41]

Hmm, ive never had to end after every IF statement...I dont code that much but thats new to me. THis helps me too i guess