if($guess -lt ($number + 10)) {  #The player's guess was too high

      Clear-Host  #Clear the Windows command console screen
      Write-Host "`n Sorry. Your guess was too high. You are getting hot. Press Enter to" `
        "guess again."
         Write-Host "`n The secret number was: $number." 
      $guess = ""  #Reset the player's guess
      Read-Host  #Pause the game until the player presses the Enter key

}    
    
    elseif($guess -lt ($number + 20)) {  #The player's guess was too high

      Clear-Host  #Clear the Windows command console screen
      Write-Host "`n Sorry. Your guess was too high. You are getting warmer. Press Enter to" `
        "guess again."
         Write-Host "`n The secret number was: $number." 
      $guess = ""  #Reset the player's guess
      Read-Host  #Pause the game until the player presses the Enter key

 } 

    else ($guess -gt $number) {  #The player's guess was too high

      Clear-Host  #Clear the Windows command console screen
      Write-Host "`n Sorry. Your guess was too high. You are getting warmer. Press Enter to" `
        "guess again."
         Write-Host "`n The secret number was: $number." 
      $guess = ""  #Reset the player's guess
      Read-Host  #Pause the game until the player presses the Enter key
}


if  ($guess -gt ($number - 10)) {  #The player's guess was too low

      Clear-Host  #Clear the Windows command console screen
      Write-Host "`n Sorry. Your guess was too low. You are getting hot. Press Enter to" `
        "guess again."
         Write-Host "`n The secret number was: $number." 
      $guess = ""  #Reset the player's guess
      Read-Host  #Pause the game until the player presses the Enter key

}

elseif  ($guess -gt ($number - 20)) {  #The player's guess was too low

      Clear-Host  #Clear the Windows command console screen
      Write-Host "`n Sorry. Your guess was too low. You are getting warm. Press Enter to" `
        "guess again."
         Write-Host "`n The secret number was: $number." 
      $guess = ""  #Reset the player's guess
      Read-Host  #Pause the game until the player presses the Enter key

}


else  ($guess -lt $number) {  #The player's guess was too low

      Clear-Host  #Clear the Windows command console screen
      Write-Host "`n Sorry. Your guess was too low. You are getting warmer. Press Enter to" `
        "guess again."
         Write-Host "`n The secret number was: $number." 
      $guess = ""  #Reset the player's guess
      Read-Host  #Pause the game until the player presses the Enter key


}

if ($guess -eq $number)  {  #The player has guessed the game's secret number

      Clear-Host  #Clear the Windows command console screen
      Write-Host "`n Congratulations. You guessed my number! Press Enter" `
        "to continue."
         Write-Host "`n The secret number was: $number."
      $status = "Stop"  #Reset the player's guess
      Read-Host  #Pause the game until the player presses the Enter key
  }

  #The player has elected to play again
  if ($reply -eq "Y") {

    #Reset variables to their default values
    $number = 0
    $noOfGuesses = 0
    $status = "Play"
    $guess = 0

  }
  else {   #The player has decided to quit playing

    $playGame = "No"  #Modify variable indicating that it is time to 
                      #terminate game play

  }  


#Clear the Windows command console screen
Clear-Host









What does this mean?
It says my very first "else" statement running properly. I am not sure why this error is occuring





 

• Edited by Steven Leise Monday, August 24, 2015 2:11 PM

Hi Steven,

the question is? Find the error? I've copied it to ISE and it think you should have a look in Line 147:

else  ($guess -lt $number) {  #The player's guess was too low

This isn't possible. You've to use If or ElseIf.

• Proposed as answer by heyko Monday, August 24, 2015 2:09 PM