if…I mean I've been wrapping my head around this one all day…. :shock:

Im using the message command for testing to make sure this is working…the variable is definetly being set properly…the if statement is where the problem is…

i've tryed several methods…please help…



if $roadside == rightEndRoadPoints, message right, message left


if ($roadside == rightEndRoadPoints) message right
else if ($roadside == leftEndRoadPoints) message left
else
endif



if ($roadside == “rightEndRoadPoints”) then
message right
else if ($roadside == “leftEndRoadPoints”) then
message left
else
message nothing
endif


if ($roadside == rightEndRoadPoints) then
message right
else ($roadside == leftEndRoadPoints) then
message left
endif

I've basically tryed anything I could think of…adding parenthesis, quotations…
I pulled up the scripting pdf from houdini 6.1 docs and read up on if statements and the syntax…but no luck here :?

thank you in advance for any help!!!!!!!

The last two of your examples should work….


set test = e
if ($test==“d”)
message Nope
else if ($test ==“a”)
message Yulp
else
message Ummmm
endif

I'd double check the variable….I've lost count of the number of times that I've spent hours debugging a script and it ended up being a simple case of a mis-spelt variable.

Try doing
echo $leftEndRoadPoints

Then copy and paste output into the if statement….

if (copy_and_paste_here == “right”)
…

thank you…I just needed to simlify that one…appreciate it!