MOOSE Arty function help

[Gizmokev]

Ok here goes trying to explain my predicament. ARTY has the ability to use text from the F10 map to create a fire solution for artillery units. I am looking to adapt the script to create something new to do with the entering of script in he F10 menu. So far I have managed to decipher the script to the point of pulling what I want but I am stuck.

 

In the moose lua file at line 76036 or thereabouts is this

 

local = assignments {} --this creates a table called assignments--

 

assignments.engage = false

assignments.battery = {} --another table--

assignments.loadsofotherstuff = tables and false entries

 

In my head (not ever done any scripting before) this means there is a table called assignments with data inside like so [1] assignments.engage boolean result [2] assignments.battery table [3] assignments.loadsofotherstuff either tables or boolean

 

After loads of scripting mainly taken from moose lua the script ends with

 

return assignments

end

 

So in my script I then try to do a function like this

 

if assignments.engage = true then

do something

 

I get an error in the log which says

 

expecting <'name'> after if

 

What am I missing? Is it the fact that the assignments.engage is actually under a name of engage as the assignments. bit doesnt count or is it something completely different?

 

You help is greatly appreciated in educating me on my errors

 

[funkyfranky]

That error is probably because you did not put two equal signs in the if clause.

if assignments.engage == true then
do something