Help with if statement

[jusjay]

I am using the following if statement but each time the statement is called it changes the variable "status" to 2 regardless. If the status is 1 going into the frame that contains this statement it is changed to 2.

if (status = 2) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.step.gotoAndStop(630);
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.step.back.gotoAndPlay("loop");
} else {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp gotoAndPlay(2);
}

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

[eyezberg]

you must use double = , as in (status==2), else you're not checking status, but setting it to 2!
simple as that :)

[liveacoustic]

... but it seems to me that the problem happened when you declared what the variable was equal to.

Can I see the script for that part?

[eyezberg]

Nope, "if (status = 2)" will set status to 2 every time the if statement is entered!

[jusjay]

That did the trick!! thanks!!
Here is the correctd script.

if (status == 2) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.step.gotoAndPlay(630);
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _root.step.back.gotoAndPlay("loop");
} else {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp gotoAndPlay(2);
}

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