Doesn't work

[Newbie]

function getPlayerRank (thePlayer) 
local raceLoses = getAccountData( account,"Race Loses" ) <= 0 ) then 
setElementData(thePlayer(), "Rank") "Noob" ) 
elseif (getElementData(thePlayer(), "Race Loses") <= 5 ) then 
setElementData(thePlayer(), "Rank") "Better that noob" ) 
elseif (getElementData(thePlayer(), "Race Loses") <= 10 ) then 
setElementData(thePlayer(), "Rank") "Better than grinch" ) 
  
function checkPoints ( player ) 
    outputChatBox ( "rank: ".. Rank, player, 255, 255, 255 ) 
end 
addCommandHandler ( "rank", checkPoints ) 

I have 5 Race Loses, but the script doesn't do anything.

Where the problems ?

It should outputChatbox: rank: Better than noob

[Castillo]

That's a real mess, it doesn't make much sense.

[Newbie]

That's a real mess, it doesn't make much sense.

Where did i fail ?

I'ma tryin to make a rank system.

The script should get account data of Race Loses (another but working script)

And when player types /rank Show his rank.

[Castillo]

In many ways it's wrong.

1. 'account' is not defined anywhere.

2. You ain't ending 'getPlayerRank' function.

3. In 'checkPoints' function, 'Rank' is not defined.

[Newbie]

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Edited February 9, 2014 by Guest

[Newbie]

In many ways it's wrong.

1. 'account' is not defined anywhere.

2. You ain't ending 'getPlayerRank' function.

3. In 'checkPoints' function, 'Rank' is not defined.

1. It's defined in other file

2.

3.

Could you please explain easier ?

[myonlake]

It cannot be explained any more easier, that's plain English and you should be able to understand that.

All functions have to be ended, your function is never ending and so you have to add an additional "end" there. There is no "account" variable, so you need to define one. There is no rank defined neither, so you need to do that. "thePlayer" is not a function, so you can take the brackets off of them, mind as well removing the first closing brackets on the setElementData functions.

You're also mixing getAccountData with getElementData. You also didn't open an if statement on the getAccountData part, so you have to do that. Keep in mind that you have to define the variable before the statement, in Lua you're not able to define varibles in statements (as far as I've tried).

[Newbie]

Thanks i will try other way