Problem with Accessing Arrays inside a Loop

[elfindor]

It's been a while since I've been able to really sit down and enjoy using ADRIFT and with all the new features of 5.0 It's been a new adventure all over again.

One of the really cool features I've discovered is being able to use a loop to set data for an array. However, I seem to have hit a road block with something that seems logical but just isn't working.

Scenario: I have several "suspects" in my game and that all have a set of eleven attributes. So I have set each of these attributes as an array and am using a loop to add data to each them as an action in a setup task.

So, this works:

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FOR %Loop% = 1 to 7:
SET susGender[%Loop%] = EITHER("female","male"):
NEXT %Loop%

Next, I want to choose a random first name based on each gender. So, I set this action:

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FOR %Loop% = 1 to 7:
SET susName[%Loop%] = IF(%susGender[%Loop]%="female",%femaleNames[RAND(1,30)]%,%maleNames[RAND(1,30)]%):
NEXT %Loop%

When I run this code I either get a hung Runner or sometimes I would get this message:

BAD EXPRESSION: If (susGender[1]="female","Cheryl","Peter")

I've checked syntax structure for IF expressions and ensured that the arrays have initial data so they are correct. From the above message, I'm assuming that I have the syntax correct, so am I missing something?

Elfindor

[ralphmerridew]

Try changing

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%susGender[%Loop]%="female"

to

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%susGender[%Loop%]%="female"

(add percent after %Loop)

[elfindor]

Thanks, I can't believe that I missed that typo ... maybe I need to revisit the optometrist!