Any Help??

I'm trying to make something gain glow gradualy in a timer only if something is said and if the glow isn't full, if the glow is full the glow disapears. I'm modifying a script I have that does the same for alpha. This is the original;

default
{
state_entry()
{
llSetStatus(STATUS_PHANTOM, FALSE);
llListen(0,"","","";
llSetTimerEvent(.1);
}

listen( integer channel, string name, key id, string message )
{
if(message == "open"
{
state two;

}}
timer()
{
llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET,llGetAlpha(0)+.05,ALL_SIDES);
llSleep(.1);
llResetTime();
}}
state two
{
state_entry()
{
llSetStatus(STATUS_PHANTOM, TRUE);
llListen(0,"","","";
llSetTimerEvent(.1);
}

listen( integer channel, string name, key id, string message )
{
if(message == "close"
{
llResetScript();
}}
timer()
{
llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET,llGetAlpha(0)-.05,ALL_SIDES);
llSleep(.1);
llResetTime();
}
}



This is what I've made so far;


integer glow = PRIM_GLOW;
integer max = 1;
default
{
state_entry()
{
llListen(2,"","","";
}

listen( integer channel, string name, key id, string message )
{
if(message == "test"
{
llSetTimerEvent(.1);
}
}

timer()
{
llGetPrimitiveParams([ PRIM_GLOW, ALL_SIDES]);
if(glow = max)
{
llSetPrimitiveParams([ PRIM_GLOW, ALL_SIDES, 0 ])
llResetTime();
}

else if(glow = max)
{
llSetPrimitiveParams([ PRIM_GLOW, ALL_SIDES, llGetPrimitiveParams([ PRIM_GLOW, ALL_SIDES]) + .05 ]);
llSleep(.1);
}
}
}

I could really use some help because it's not reading the if or else function and I don't even know if what I have there is right, also I don't know if what I have for the gradual glow gain is right. Can someone help? Either post something helpful here on contact me in game would be great! Thanks! :*

thats right

if A == A

else if A==A

the else if will not be tested becuase its already getting a TRUE returned from the if statement

....

for a (half hearted) solution use a second if instead of else if, which should let you see the flaw of testing for the same condition twice

You're using = instead of ==..

if (a = b) will not test that a equals b. It will assign the value of b to a then the if will work if b is non-zero..

Alright but I want it to check for anything below 1, what would be the if for that? DO you know?

OK that should help a bit. THanks!

maybe this? the first if test if the glow equals max, the else if test if it doesn't equal max

How about just 'else'?

that's true lol, i've just been doing alot of menu scripts lately so i've been using alot of "else if" for different functions.