Getting wird errors

[GodGuardian]

I'm getting some wird errors from Lua:

 [ERROR] gamemodes/learning/gamemode/extensions/sh_administrative.lua:5: 'then' expected near 'if'
  1. unknown - gamemodes/learning/gamemode/extensions/sh_administrative.lua:0

Code in these lines:

Line 5: if(ply:IsUserGroup("VIP")) then

Full function:

function CheckRank(ply, rank)
    if(rank == "VIP")
        if(ply:IsUserGroup("VIP")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Moderator")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Administrator")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Superadmin")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Owner")) then
            return true
        else
            return false
        end
    elseif(rank == "Moderator")
        if(ply:IsUserGroup("Moderator")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Administrator")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Superadmin")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Owner")) then
            return true
        else
            return false
        end
    elseif(rank == "Administrator")
        if(ply:IsUserGroup("Administrator")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Superadmin")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Owner")) then
            return true
        else
            return false
        end
    elseif(rank == "Superadmin")
        if(ply:IsUserGroup("Superadmin")) then
            return true
        elseif(ply:IsUserGroup("Owner")) then 
            return true
        else
            return false
        end
    elseif(rank == "Owner")
        if(ply:IsUserGroup("Owner")) then
            return true
        else
            return false
        end
    else
        return false
        error("[Administrative]Function CheckRank: Invalid Arguments")
    end
end

[WeeabooSlayer]

Line 4 change

if(rank == "VIP")

to

 if(rank == "VIP") then

You're missing a lot of "then"s in your code.

[Netheous]

My eyes.

Please use tables for such stuff.

[GodGuardian]

[QUOTE=Netheous;49985438]My eyes.

Please use tables for such stuff.[/QUOTE]

No thank you :3

I love coding long shit :3

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=GodGuardian;49985461]No thank you :3

I love coding long shit :3[/QUOTE]

But it's inefficient and looks awful :3

[c👌de_g🎷]

Also, you return before you get to the "error" function, meaning it will never run.

[GodGuardian]

Right out bright with more shitty errors.

[ERROR] gamemodes/learning/gamemode/extensions/sh_administrative.lua:153: function arguments expected near ','
  1. unknown - gamemodes/learning/gamemode/extensions/sh_administrative.lua:0

Line 153:

			if( string.Find(v:Nick, pname) ) then

[c👌de_g🎷]

v:Nick()

[WeeabooSlayer]

It's no wonder your code is full of errors, you do it in the most inefficient way possible.

[GodGuardian]

...
I need help not judges.

[ilovecocks23]

[QUOTE=GodGuardian;49985537]...
I need help not judges.[/QUOTE]
then ask your mommy

[ilovecocks24]

Stop leaking shitty "custom stuff" from scriptfodder, that'll help.
Why don't you kill yourself while you're at it.
Suck garry's dick, he'll fix all your Lua problems for you.

[editline]22nd March 2016[/editline]

Oh and your mother is a whore.

[GodGuardian]

No one?

[NeatNit]

you got an answer literally 30 seconds after posting the error

[timz9]

Please read [URL="http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/"]http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/[/URL]

[kulcris]

[lua]
rankstuffs = {
"VIP" = {"VIP", "Moderator", "Administrator", "Superadmin", "Owner"},
"Moderator" = {"Moderator", "Administrator", "Superadmin", "Owner"},
"Administrator" = {"Administrator", "Superadmin", "Owner"},
"Superadmin" = {"Superadmin", "Owner"},
"Owner" = {"Owner"}
}

function CheckRank(ply, rank)
if (table.HasValue(rankstuffs[rank], ply:GetUserGroup() )) then
return true
end
end
[/lua]

just so i dont have to stare at that nightmare

Edit
forgot the delimiters on the rankstuffs table