simple boolean check doesn't work

[may24]

Hi folks,

I'm writing a small script. Due function declaration I define a variable as: bool "bgBlur"
Now later on in the script I'm checking if bgBlur is true or false:

 ...
# if bgBlur true
item = (bgBlur == true) ? {
		bb_left = pic.Crop(0,0,100,0)
		bb_right = pic.Crop((pic_x + 100),0,0,0)
		StackVertical(bb_left,pic,bb_right)
	} : {
		Overlay(bg_img,pic,padding,0,mode="Blend",opacity=1)
	}
...

But Avisynth complains with a syntax error right after the "(bgBlur == true)" ...
But I can't see an error here ...
Block statements should be possible !

[Gavino]

If you read that link, you will see that the standard Avisynth syntax does not support block statements in that way.

You need to use either Avisynth+ or the GScript plugin.

However, even then, you would have to write it this way:

if (bgBlur == true) {
		bb_left = pic.Crop(0,0,100,0)
		bb_right = pic.Crop((pic_x + 100),0,0,0)
		item = StackVertical(bb_left,pic,bb_right)
	 } else {
		item = Overlay(bg_img,pic,padding,0,mode="Blend",opacity=1)
	}

as a block statement is not an expression.

[may24]

ya ... I overread this part ...
I solved the problem by creating two additional functions that I can mutually call

Thanks anyway