# Couldn't parse the line after \*selectable\_if: jab **URL:** \ **Category:** ChoiceScript Help\ **Created:** [March 13, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069 "2015-03-13T21:13:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SilverRain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SilverRain](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/SilverRain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/1 "2015-03-13T21:13:01Z")
Error: Couldn’t parse the line after \*selectable\_if: jab Does anyone know whats wrong with this? \*choice \_\*selectable\_if jab \_\_\*selectable\_if dieroll \> 10 \_\_\_#Jab \_\_\_\_\*set did “jab” \_\_\_\_\*set dmg 5 \_\_\_\_\*goto feedback ---
**Author:** ![SilverRain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SilverRain](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/SilverRain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/2 "2015-03-13T21:13:59Z")
Also, it’s properly indented. I don’t know why the indent isn’t showing ---
**Author:** ![ballmot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/ballmot/32/198924_2.png) [@ballmot](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/ballmot)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/3 "2015-03-13T21:15:48Z")
what kind of variable is “jab”? true/false? numeral? text? Also, I don’t think you should use \_\_\_\_ before your commands, replace those with blank spaces and it might work ---
**Author:** ![SilverRain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SilverRain](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/SilverRain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/4 "2015-03-13T21:16:09Z")
And for some reason, even though I double checked in edit mode, it sayes “_selectable_if” in stead of “selectable\_if” ---
**Author:** ![SilverRain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SilverRain](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/SilverRain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/5 "2015-03-13T21:19:02Z")
Jab is a boolean. I should explain whats up. Okay, so right now I’m working on a book and in this part, the machine has to check if the player 1) knows the attack jab and 2) rolled higher than a 10 on a 100 sided die (This is how some attacks are avaliable and some aren’t) ---
**Author:** ![SilverRain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SilverRain](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/SilverRain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/6 "2015-03-13T21:20:07Z")
Jab is true if the player knows the attack. The player only sees the option if they know the attack and it is avaliable. And I put the \_s there to show indenting, since it appears that the question automatically trims whitespace. The \_s are spaces in the real file. ---
**Author:** ![ballmot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/ballmot/32/198924_2.png) [@ballmot](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/ballmot)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/7 "2015-03-13T21:22:09Z")
Replacing \*selectableif jab with \*selectable\_if (jab = true) might work. I’m not 100% sure tho. ---
**Author:** ![SilverRain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SilverRain](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/SilverRain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/8 "2015-03-13T21:25:34Z")
The question displays selectableif even though I typed selectable\_if. Oh well. And if jab or if (jab=true) actually mean the same thing. I still very much appreciate your time. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Havenstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/havenstone/32/198451_2.png) [@Havenstone](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Havenstone)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/9 "2015-03-13T21:29:12Z")
Looks like CS can’t handle a cascade of selectable\_ifs. Try \*selectable\_if ((jab) and (dieroll\>10)) #Jab \_\_\*set did “jab” etc. ---
**Author:** ![CJW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cjw/32/111787_2.png) [@CJW](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/CJW)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/10 "2015-03-14T01:29:20Z")
As Havenstone says, \*selectable\_if can only be used inline. Also you can use a backslash (\) before any asterisks \* to stop forum post formatting issues (such as italicizing). ---
**Author:** ![Sashira](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/sashira/32/2899_2.png) [@Sashira](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Sashira)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/11 "2015-03-14T09:54:12Z")
@Havenstone got it. P.S.: the little button that looks like \ can be used to make spaces show up in code (highlight the code and click the button.) ---
**Author:** ![Silverstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/silverstone/32/9901_2.png) [@Silverstone](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Silverstone)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/couldnt-parse-the-line-after-selectable-if-jab/8069/12 "2015-03-16T00:23:40Z")
Agree with @Havenstone and @Sashira. Also check indentations before the \*selectable\_if like im talking further up in your story, that also messes up my codes sometimes.