[HELP] 'then' expected near '='

[PartyMTA]

Can someone help me please?

  
function images() 
    if 
        button1 = guiCreateStaticImage(sX/4-50,sY/1.5,512/2.5,512/2.5,userpanel.image.mapshop,false) 
        and 
        button2 = guiCreateStaticImage(sX/2.3-50,sY/1.5,512/2.5,512/2.5,userpanel.image.settings,false) 
        and 
        button3 = guiCreateStaticImage(sX/1.6-50,sY/1.5,512/2.5,512/2.5,userpanel.image.music,false) 
    then else 
        destroyElement(button1) 
        destroyElement(button2) 
        destroyElement(button3) 
    end 
end 
bindKey("U","down",images) 
  

debugscript 3

  
ERROR: Loading script failed: Win8_Userpanel\interface.lua:48: 'then' expected near '=' 
  

line 48 =

  
button1 = guiCreateStaticImage(sX/4-50,sY/1.5,512/2.5,512/2.5,userpanel.image.mapshop,false) 
  

[tosfera]

It is talking about the if statement, you are creating 3 buttons. If that succeeds you're doing nothing, else you destroy them. would be easier to see if button1 is already an element or not. And decide your creation / deletion on that. Just use isElement