From my global var list

var/obj/objstate = 1

My toggle verb

// ********Toggle Objects********

        toggle()
                set category = "Object"
                set desc = "toggle on/off"
                set src in oview(1)

                if(var/obj/objstate == 1 in oview(1))
                        var/obj/objstate = 2
                else (var/obj/objstate == 2 in oview(1))
                        var/obj/objstate = 1

My torch structure

// ********Light sources********

obj/light

// ********Torch********

        torch
                icon = 'light.dmi'
                icon_state = "torch_on"

                if(icon_state == torch_on)
                        objstate = 1
                else()
                        objstate = 2
                        icon_state = "torch_off"

What I want to happen:

A process is defined for the parent "obj"
This process will toggle an object's state to 1 or 2
If 1 make 2
If 2 make 1

obj/light/torch
objstate = 1
icon_state = "torch_on"

objstate = 2
icon_state = "torch_off"

This is all very confusing and the more I keep tinkering the more errors I get.

loading Learning.dme
code\obj\interaction.dm:22:error: var/obj/objstate: undefined var
code\obj\interaction.dm:24:error: var/obj/objstate: undefined var
code\obj\light.dm:11:error: icon_state: duplicate definition
code\obj\light.dm:11:error: torch_on: duplicate definition
code\obj\light.dm:11:error: ==: instruction not allowed here
code\obj\light.dm:11:error: : empty type name (indentation error?)
code\obj\interaction.dm:24:warning: : statement has no effect
code\obj\interaction.dm:25:error: : missing expression
code\obj\interaction.dm:23:warning: objstate: variable defined but not used
code\obj\interaction.dm:25:warning: objstate: variable defined but not used
code\obj\light.dm:12:error: : empty type name (indentation error?)
code\obj\light.dm:13:error: : empty type name (indentation error?)

Learning.dmb - 9 errors, 3 warnings (double-click on an error to jump to it)