If Statements

[Fang-tan]

I've been having trouble with If Statements and after messing around with it, I got this error. I figured if I posted that somebody could help me set it up properly. The line that is supposed to be triggered by the If Statement still shows up in the route where it shouldn't.

[EvilDragon]

Can you post the code in question too?

[Fang-tan]

Hmmm I should just attach the whole script right? Or would that be a bit much to search through? Because if I posted it here it might take up some space...

[EvilDragon]

No, just some lines before and after the row which causes error.

[Fang-tan]

Oh, okay~

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scene bg hall
    with fade
    
    a "Another boring night ahead. I guess I should do my homework for real this time..."
    
    if goto_class:
       a  "The teachers went easy on me afterall..."
       
    a "Maybe that hikikomori will help me too..."

That's where I get the error.

[EvilDragon]

You need to define variable before you use it. Do you by any chance have

goto_class = True

somewhere before that if statement occurs?

[Fang-tan]

I had it at the beginning where the new label started and I didn't get the error. But it still showed up for the route that didn't choose the choice that should have activated it.

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    jump walkhome

label walkhome:
    
    $ goto_class = True
    
    scene bg street day
    with fade

Unless it's supposed to. I was under the impression it wouldn't show if I chose a different option from the menu.

[F.I.A]

Generally, it is a good idea to have a full list of variables defined from the beginning. So go and add something like...

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label start:
    $ goto_room = False

[Fang-tan]

Yeah, I had that in too.

[EvilDragon]

This may seem ridiculous, but try this for if statement:

if goto_class==True:

This is out on a limb, though, because if goto_class: should do the same.

[Fang-tan]

Okay, I tried that. It still didn't work.

Could the following be the trouble?

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a "What should I do?"

menu:
    "Got to class":
         jump goto_class

    "Skip class":
         jump skip

label goto_class:
    
    $ goto_class = True
    
    a "I'll have other chances to talk to her. I might be able to explain myself to the teacher anyways..."

[EvilDragon]

Yes, you can't have a label and a variable with the same name. I think. Change the name of label to something different.

[Fang-tan]

Ah, I was hoping that would work. I shorted the label down to 'goto' but still no luck, the line still appears regardless.

[EvilDragon]

goto is a reserved word I think. Try some other words instead.

[chronoluminaire]

Hmm. Since our first couple of attempts to track this down have failed, it sounds like it'd be a good idea to post your entire script. (If you'd rather keep it secret, strip it down to a small bit of it, but the important thing is that it's (1) a complete script file that we can run in our own Ren'Py and (2) still produces the error you're seeing.)