This storybook has IF's that work at the beginning but fails at the end. Not sure why...

Help !

@start intro

[[intro]]:
@set coffee=100
@set FellOnIceFlag=0
@set Donut=0

@title The Coffee Cup

A man takes his plastic coffee cup from the cupboard. His favorite one. It is insulated to keep his coffee warmer, longer. It is black, and without design, serious and businesslike. And a handle with a comfortable grip.

He fills his coffee cup. It is pleased.

"Man, do I feel good. But, where am I? What am I? I appear to be a coffee cup. But... I have no memory before this one. Well... what happens now?"

[[The man heads to work]]

[[The man likes sugar in his coffee]]

[[The man decides to drink tea]]

[[The man likes sugar in his coffee]]:

The man likes sugar in his coffee. He opens a pack, and dumps it in.

"What is this powder that is being poured into me? It is so sweet. But... how am I tasting it? Or seeing anything? I don't have facial features. Not even a mouth. So, I cannot he heard or understood. HEY! MAN WITH THE POWDER! Nothing."

[[The man heads to work]]

[[The man likes cream in his coffee]]

[[The man decides to drink tea]]:

The man says aloud, "I'm tired of coffee today. I think I'll have some tea."

His wife replies, "I just made some. It's still on the stove."

The coffee cup screams: NO ! I AM A COFFEE CUP ! NOT A TEA CUP ! DON'T DO IT !

But noone can hear him.

[[Tea it is]]

[[The man changes his mind again and has coffee]]

[[Tea it is]]:

He pours the coffee down the sink and rinses out the cup. He pours in some hot tea instead.

What does the coffee cup think about this? It does not. It no longer thinks at all. It is back to being just... a coffee cup.

The End.

[[The man changes his mind again and has coffee]]:

The man says aloud, "Nevermind. I'm running late."

"Whew, that was a close one. I don't think it be right, carrying tea. It's just... not in my nature."

[[The man heads to work]]

[[The man likes cream in his coffee]]:

The man likes cream in his coffee, so he pours some in.

"I'm being diluted by a white liquid!? It's not bad though."

The man stirs the drink.

The coffee cup laughs with delight. Oh. He is ticklish !

[[The man heads to work]]

[[The man heads to work]]:

The man grabs his keys, celphone, and coffee cup, and heads out the door to work.

The coffee cup is momentarily blinded by the sun. It is so bright outside, much brighter than indoors. And it is relecting off of the snow covering the man's yard. But it knows it is well insulated for his trip, and his contents well protected from the frigid winds.

[[The man falls on the icy sidewalk]]

[[The man gets into his car and heads to work]]

[[The man falls on the icy sidewalk]]:

@set FellOnIceFlag=1

    set ("coffee", get("coffee") / 2 );
{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

The man's shoes lose grip on the ice and he topples down. His coffee cup goes flying, and the lid pops off when it hits the sidewalk. Half of it is spilled, forever lost.

The coffee cup cries in pain, and feels dizzy, but it survives. It begins to question it's own mortality.

[[Head to work]](The man gets into his car and heads to work)

[[The man gets into his car and heads to work]]:

The man gets to his car, and into it as well. He places the coffee cup in the cup-holder of the car.

"I feel very safe here. Very secure indeed. Looks like we are going a bit on an adventure."

[[The man arrives at work]]

[[The man stops at 7-11]]

[[The man has a car accident]]

[[The man stops at 7-11]]:
    if (squiffy.get("FellOnIceFlag") == 1) {
        squiffy.story.go("711hefellearlier");
    }
    else {
        squiffy.story.go("711nofallearlier");
    }

[[711hefellearlier]]:

@set coffee=100

The man stops at the 7-11.

He tops-off his coffee.

" I feel rejuvinated ! "

[[The man heads to work]](The man arrives at work)

[[711nofallearlier]]:

@set Donut=1

The man stops at the 7-11.

He grabs a donut to eat at work.

[[The man heads to work]](The man arrives at work)

[[The man arrives at work]]:

{if seen The man stops at 7-11:{manLate}}{else:{manOnTime}}

[[manLate]]:

    set ("coffee", get("coffee")-20 );

{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

The man arrives at work. He is late.

His boss warns him not to be late again.

    if (squiffy.get("Donut") == 1) {
        squiffy.story.go("eatDonut");
    }
    else {
        squiffy.story.go("NoDonutToEat");
    }

[[eatDonut]]:

He walks over to his desk and sits down. As he eats his donut, he drinks the coffee.

[[He has to use the bathroom]]

[[NoDonutToEat]]:

He walks over to his desk and sits down. He drinks some of the coffee.

[[He has to use the bathroom]]

[[manOnTime]]:

The man arrives at work. He is almost late, but made it just in time.

    set ("coffee", get("coffee")-10 );

{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

    if (squiffy.get("Donut") == 1) {
        squiffy.story.go("eatDonut");
    }
    else {
        squiffy.story.go("NoDonutToEat");
    }

[[The man has a car accident]]:

x

[[He has to use the bathroom]]:

x

I'm not sure which part you're referring to, but I can see at least one section (ManOnTime) where you're still placing Javascript code *after* other stuff in the section. As I've explained before -- this will not work. You can have both, but only with all Javascript code coming before anything else.

Oops. Bad Habit. I corrected it.

Also as a noobie, I thought that the following...

    set ("coffee", get("coffee")-20 );

{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

...was also considered "Javascript code". It's not apparently.

Here is the corrected full code after corrections and some rearranging...

@start intro

[[intro]]:
@set coffee=100
@set FellOnIceFlag=0
@set Donut=0
@set Late=0

@title The Coffee Cup

A man takes his plastic coffee cup from the cupboard. His favorite one. It is insulated to keep his coffee warmer, longer. It is black, and without design, serious and businesslike. And a handle with a comfortable grip.

He fills his coffee cup. It is pleased.

"Man, do I feel good. But, where am I? What am I? I appear to be a coffee cup. But... I have no memory before this one. Well... what happens now?"

[[The man heads to work]]

[[The man likes sugar in his coffee]]

[[The man decides to drink tea]]

[[The man likes sugar in his coffee]]:

The man likes sugar in his coffee. He opens a pack, and dumps it in.

"What is this powder that is being poured into me? It is so sweet. But... how am I tasting it? Or seeing anything? I don't have facial features. Not even a mouth. So, I cannot he heard or understood. HEY! MAN WITH THE POWDER! Nothing."

[[The man heads to work]]

[[The man likes cream in his coffee]]

[[The man decides to drink tea]]:

The man says aloud, "I'm tired of coffee today. I think I'll have some tea."

His wife replies, "I just made some. It's still on the stove."

The coffee cup screams: NO ! I AM A COFFEE CUP ! NOT A TEA CUP ! DON'T DO IT !

But noone can hear him.

[[Tea it is]]

[[The man changes his mind again and has coffee]]

[[Tea it is]]:

He pours the coffee down the sink and rinses out the cup. He pours in some hot tea instead.

What does the coffee cup think about this? It does not. It no longer thinks at all. It is back to being just... a coffee cup.

The End.

[[The man changes his mind again and has coffee]]:

The man says aloud, "Nevermind. I'm running late."

"Whew, that was a close one. I don't think it be right, carrying tea. It's just... not in my nature."

[[The man heads to work]]

[[The man likes cream in his coffee]]:

The man likes cream in his coffee, so he pours some in.

"I'm being diluted by a white liquid!? It's not bad though."

The man stirs the drink.

The coffee cup laughs with delight. Oh. He is ticklish !

[[The man heads to work]]

[[The man heads to work]]:

The man grabs his keys, celphone, and coffee cup, and heads out the door to work.

The coffee cup is momentarily blinded by the sun. It is so bright outside, much brighter than indoors. And it is relecting off of the snow covering the man's yard. But it knows it is well insulated for his trip, and his contents well protected from the frigid winds.

[[The man falls on the icy sidewalk]]

[[The man gets into his car and heads to work]]

[[The man falls on the icy sidewalk]]:

@set FellOnIceFlag=1

    set ("coffee", get("coffee") / 2 );
{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

The man's shoes lose grip on the ice and he topples down. His coffee cup goes flying, and the lid pops off when it hits the sidewalk. Half of it is spilled, forever lost.

The coffee cup cries in pain, and feels dizzy, but it survives. It begins to question it's own mortality.

[[Head to work]](The man gets into his car and heads to work)

[[The man gets into his car and heads to work]]:

The man gets to his car, and into it as well. He places the coffee cup in the cup-holder of the car.

"I feel very safe here. Very secure indeed. Looks like we are going a bit on an adventure."

[[The man arrives at work]]

[[The man stops at 7-11]]

[[The man has a car accident]]

[[The man stops at 7-11]]:
    if (squiffy.get("FellOnIceFlag") == 1) {
        squiffy.story.go("711hefellearlier");
    }
    else {
        squiffy.story.go("711nofallearlier");
    }

[[711hefellearlier]]:

@set coffee=100

The man stops at the 7-11.

He tops-off his coffee.

" I feel rejuvinated ! "

[[The man heads to work]](The man arrives at work)

[[711nofallearlier]]:

@set Donut=1

The man stops at the 7-11.

He grabs a donut to eat at work.

[[The man heads to work]](The man arrives at work)

[[The man arrives at work]]:

{if seen The man stops at 7-11:{manLate}}{else:{manOnTime}}

[[manLate]]:

@set Late=1

The man arrives at work. He is late.

His boss warns him not to be late again.

[[Sit at desk]]

[[manOnTime]]:

The man arrives at work. He is almost late, but made it just in time.

[[Sit at desk]]

[[Sit at desk]]:

    if (squiffy.get("Donut") == 1) {
        squiffy.story.go("eatDonut");
    }
    else {
        squiffy.story.go("NoDonutToEat");
    }

[[eatDonut]]:

    set ("coffee", get("coffee")-10 );

{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

He walks over to his desk and sits down. As he eats his donut, he drinks the coffee.

[[He has to use the bathroom]]

[[NoDonutToEat]]:

    set ("coffee", get("coffee")-20 );

{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

He drinks some of the coffee.

[[He has to use the bathroom]]

[[The man has a car accident]]:

x

[[He has to use the bathroom]]:

x

Still a work in progress.

Thanks for your help !

TyCamden wrote:Oops. Bad Habit. I corrected it.

Also as a noobie, I thought that the following...

    set ("coffee", get("coffee")-20 );

{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

...was also considered "Javascript code". It's not apparently.

The first bit is Javascript code. (You have to indent JS 4 spaces, and end JS statements with a ";".) The second bit -- {if coffee<1...} is Squiffy code.

Dennis Carlyle - Thank you. Any chance you have a link to where I can see all of the examples of "Squiffy Code" so I can see what other options I have?

TyCamden wrote:Dennis Carlyle - Thank you. Any chance you have a link to where I can see all of the examples of "Squiffy Code" so I can see what other options I have?

You're welcome.

The docs for Squiffy are here:

http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/squiffy/

I don't see things like the following in the "docs for Squiffy". Am I looking in the right place?

{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

TyCamden wrote:I don't see things like the following in the "docs for Squiffy". Am I looking in the right place?

{if coffee<1: [[Finish]](YouLose)}

As far as I can recall, the only example of using If/Else in the docs is this:

------------------------------
You can conditionally display text depending on the value of an attribute using “if” inside curly brackets. You can also use “else”:

{if gender=male:You are a man.}{else:You are a woman.}
------------------------------

Where is that shown in the docs ?

It's the last item on the "Attributes" page.

http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/squiff ... butes.html