Any If staement goes bad!

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Oct 24 2009, 1:14 pm (Edited on Oct 24 2009, 3:28 pm)
Code:
    verb
        Certification2(mob/M in world)
            set category = "GM"
            set name = "Cert Two"
            set desc = "Reward someone to Cert level Two for good RP."
        if(M.Cert2 = 0)
            M.Cert2=1
            M<<"<font size=3><font color=red>You have been rewarded with Certification Level Two. Congratulations."
    verb
        Certification1(mob/M in world)
            set category = "GM"
            set name = "Cert One"
            set desc = "Reward someone to Cert level One for good RP."
        if(M.Cert1 = 0)
            M.Cert1=1
            M<<"<font size=3><font color=red>You have been rewarded with Certification Level One. Congratulations."


Problem description:

Why is it invalid?
Admin.dm:888:error:if :invalid proc definition = if(M.Cert2 = 0)
Admin.dm:889:error::invalid proc definition = M.Cert2=1
Admin.dm:897:error::invalid proc definition = M.Cert1=1


It's doing this with any If statement I make!
Oct 24 2009, 1:21 pm
http://www.byond.com/docs/guide/

If you aren't going to put any effort into helping yourself, neither will I.
Oct 24 2009, 1:23 pm
In response to Garthor
Garthor, I -am- trying. This is the first error i've had in 12 hours, and I've tried every method to fix it.
Oct 24 2009, 1:52 pm
In response to Xorbah
Oct 24 2009, 2:34 pm
In response to Xorbah
Try indentation.
Oct 24 2009, 3:27 pm
Apparently, it's doing this with any if statement I make...any help here?
Oct 24 2009, 3:34 pm
In response to Xorbah
Read the freaking DM guide instead of making a topic about every little thing.
Oct 24 2009, 5:37 pm
In response to Xorbah
You are not using the correct operator.
Oct 24 2009, 5:45 pm
In response to GhostAnime
The correct operator?
Oct 24 2009, 5:52 pm
In response to GhostAnime
You mean the exclamation points at the beginning of some code, correct?
Oct 24 2009, 5:55 pm
In response to Xorbah
Do you have any intention of learning DM?
Oct 24 2009, 6:12 pm
Oct 25 2009, 1:36 am
In response to Vic Rattlehead
Indeed I do.
Oct 25 2009, 4:08 am
How long have you been coding?
Oct 25 2009, 4:21 am
In response to Nielz
Not long at all. A month, if that.
Oct 25 2009, 4:31 am (Edited on Oct 25 2009, 4:40 am)
In response to Xorbah
Then you shouldn't be making silly mistakes like these anymore.

You need to use == within if() statements. = is for changing things, not for comparing. Look up these in the DM reference:
==
!=
=
<=
<
(The DM reference is accessed through "Help" -> "Hold On...", or simply by pushing F1)

And you need to indent everything in your verbs to within the verb, and not at the same indentation of the verb itself.
Oct 25 2009, 5:12 am
In response to Nielz
Admin.dm:895:error:M.Cert1:duplicate definition
Admin.dm:895:error:0:duplicate definition
Admin.dm:895:error:== :instruction not allowed here
Admin.dm:895:error::empty type name (indentation error?)
Admin.dm:896:error:M.Cert1:undefined var
Admin.dm:897:error:M:duplicate definition
Admin.dm:897:error:"<font size=3><font color=red>You have been rewarded with Certification Level One. Congratulations.":duplicate definition
Admin.dm:897:error:<< :instruction not allowed here
Admin.dm:896:error::empty type name (indentation error?)
Admin.dm:884:error:Certification2 :undefined proc
Admin.dm:891:error:Certification1 :undefined proc


I indented it correctly, and got that.
Oct 25 2009, 5:13 am
In response to Xorbah
= is a definition, == is comparison.

Its been said before, NOW GO READ THE MANUAL!
Oct 25 2009, 5:15 am
In response to Xorbah
The orignal indentation looked fine to me. Post your new code/
Oct 25 2009, 5:17 am
In response to Xorbah
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