a few problems help plz

ID:262778
 
Nov 24 2005, 4:04 pm
Code:
if(usr.Elemental_Alignment = Fire & M.Elemental_Alignment = Ice)
                var/damage = usr.Attack * 2 - M.Defense


Problem description:

it says the i have a missing comma or right para. where does that go?
Nov 24 2005, 4:08 pm
You have to use a different format in statements like this.

= is ==
& is &&.
Nov 24 2005, 4:11 pm
In response to Artemio
could you show me i think i understand but i wanna be sure
Nov 24 2005, 4:30 pm
In response to Artemio
oh i tried that and it still asks me to put a , or ) somewhere
Nov 24 2005, 4:32 pm
In response to Pyro_dragons
The problem probably lies before that piece of code. Usually those errors come up in other lines.
Nov 24 2005, 4:33 pm
In response to Dark Weasel
ok heres what comes before it

mob
    verb
        Attack(mob/M as mob in oview(1))
            set category="Combat"
            usr << "You attack [M]!"
            if(usr.Elemental_Alignment = Fire & M.Elemental_Alignment = Ice)
                var/damage = usr.Attack * 2 - M.Defense
Nov 24 2005, 4:45 pm
In response to Pyro_dragons
oh and where the error is is at one of the = missing , or )
Nov 24 2005, 6:40 pm
In response to Pyro_dragons
You still didn't fix the problem the original responder pointed out.

= means to set something equal to (IE a = b means set a to the value of b)
== means compare to see if something is equal, returns 1 if equal, 0 if not

They CANNOT be used interchangeably.

If you lookup '&' in the help, you would see it is the binary and operator. Not what you want at all.

I think you want the && operator which if you lookup in the help checks if both things are true (a && b means both a and b have to evaluate to true).

This is one of the most basic concepts to DM that's explained in every DM tutorial I've ever read. I can only assume you still haven't read any :/

Here's a good place to start:
http://www.byond.com/docs/guide/

If you would just read it you wouldn't waste days and days getting other people to write code for you. You could learn to do it yourself!