basically what im doing with my scripts is i have a main menu script, with three buttons on it. When i click on the credits button for example, it takes me to the credits script. So basically i have four scripts.
1) main menu
2) credits
3) main game
4) endurance (just another game type)

just include all the script (though i don't know why you're seperating them all into seperate files?)

and change the name of your functions and structs so you'll be able to easily identify them later

hope this helps

ok, i almost have it. The only thing is that i want it to completely switch scripts, and im not sure how to call that in the function. There are no panels i want hidden, there are just 2 completely different c. scripts. (and i wanted the scripts seperated just for organization, that way if something in my credits messes up, ill go to that script, and so on.)

you can't switch scripts. The script that starts is the one with the "main" function in. When you include other scripts the engine knows what's in them, so you can call functions and use resources in them, just by specifying their name, and the engine will automatically know where to find them.

ok, in that case, i would have to do everything in one script, would i use a goto function? when this button is pressed it goes to that part of the script?

ok, im really am sorry, i can tell im beginning to get annoying, so heres what i want to do, flat out. I have two scripts so far. "mainmenu.c" and "credits.c" when i click on this button below from the main menu, i want it to run the credits. Now considering i cant switch scripts, what would be the best way to do this? Thanks

PANEL* creditbutton3 =
{
bmap = goclicked;
pos_x = 10;
pos_y = 300;
button(0, 0, goclicked, gonorm, goover, NULL, NULL, NULL);
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}

In the button definition, just use the name of the function in the "credits.c" as if it were in the same script. Seperating scripts doesn't do anything apart from help you organise your code. They all get merged together when the game is ran as if it was all one big script.

So if in your "credits.c" script you have a function called StartCredits(), then just use "StartCredits", in your button definition and the engine will automatically find the function in the other script and run it.

ok, now there seems to be another problem, when i #include <credits.c> it tries to combine both scripts, so they both run at the same time, but the buttons dont work. ok heres both scripts, can you please tell me what im doing wrong? Probably a lot. Hopefully this will resolve the problems. I apologize for all of this.

menu:
///////////////////////////////
#include <acknex.h>
#include <default.c>
#include <boxiecredits.c>

/////////////////////////////////////////////CURSOR////////////////////////////
BMAP* my_cursor = "gold_cursor.bmp";

/////////////////////////////////////////////MENU DEFINITIONS//////////////////
BMAP* headpic = "boxieheader.bmp";
BMAP* gonorm = "gonorm.bmp";
BMAP* goover = "goover.bmp";
BMAP* goclicked = "goclicked.bmp";
STRING* gameheader = "BOXIE";
STRING* main_str = "MAIN GAME";
STRING* endu_str = "ENDURANCE MODE";
STRING* cred_str = "CREDITS";
STRING* exit_str = "EXIT";
FONT* header_font = "ariel#80b";
FONT* options_font = "Bauhaus 93#40b";

//////////////////////////////////////////////PANELS//////////////////////////////

PANEL* menupicture =
{
bmap = headpic;
pos_x = 425;
pos_y = 230;
layer = 1;
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}

PANEL* mainbutton1 =
{
bmap = gonorm;
pos_x = 10;
pos_y = 100;
button (0, 0, goclicked, gonorm, goover, NULL, NULL, NULL);
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}

PANEL* endubutton2 =
{
bmap = goover;
pos_x = 10;
pos_y = 200;
button(0, 0, goclicked, gonorm, goover, NULL, NULL, NULL);
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}

PANEL* creditbutton3 =
{
bmap = goclicked;
pos_x = 10;
pos_y = 300;
button(0, 0, goclicked, gonorm, goover, ???????, NULL, NULL);
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}

PANEL* exitbutton4 =
{
bmap = gonorm;
pos_x = 10;
pos_y = 400;
button(0, 0, goclicked, gonorm, goover, quit_program, NULL, NULL);
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}

/////////////////////////////////////////TEXTS///////////////////////////////
TEXT* headertxt =
{
pos_x = 300;
pos_y = 20;
string = gameheader;
font = header_font;
flags = SHOW;
}

TEXT* maintxt =
{
pos_x = 75;
pos_y = 110;
string = main_str;
font = options_font;
flags = SHOW;
}

TEXT* endurancetxt =
{
pos_x = 75;
pos_y = 210;
string = endu_str;
font = options_font;
flags = SHOW;
}

TEXT* creditstxt =
{
pos_x = 75;
pos_y = 310;
string = cred_str;
font = options_font;
flags = SHOW;
}

TEXT* exittxt =
{
pos_x = 75;
pos_y = 410;
string = exit_str;
font = options_font;
flags = SHOW;
}


/////////////////////////////////////////FUNCTIONS///////////////////////////

function main()
{
video_mode = 7;
mouse_map = my_cursor;
mouse_mode = 4;
media_loop("mainmusic.wav",NULL,100);
}

function quit_program()
{
while (key_any) { wait (1); }
sys_exit(NULL);
}




credits:
///////////////////////////////
#include <acknex.h>
#include <default.c>

//////////////////////////////////////////////CURSOR///////////////
BMAP* cursor = "gold_cursor.bmp";

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////SOUNDS/////////////////////
SOUND* credits_snd = "credits.wav";

/////////////////////////////////////////////BMAP DEFINITIONS////////////////////////////
BMAP* creditbground = "creditsbground.bmp";
BMAP* creditbutt = "creditback.bmp";

/////////////////////////////////////////////PANELS//////////////////////////////////
PANEL* credbground =
{
bmap = creditbground;
pos_x = 20;
pos_y = 10;
layer = 1;
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////STRING/FONT DEFINITIONS////////////////////
STRING* backbutton = "BACK TO MAIN MENU";
STRING* opening = "AN ATARI TODAY PRODUCTION";
STRING* boxieopen = "BOXIE";
STRING* owner = "OWNER: CHARLES BAILEY";
STRING* character = "CHARACTER DESIGN: CHARLES BAILEY";
STRING* level = "LEVEL DESIGNER: CHARLES BAILEY";
STRING* object = "PROGRAMMER: CHARLES BAILEY";
STRING* instru = "HIT 'BACK TO MAIN MENU' TO RETURN";
FONT* header_font = "ariel#20b";
FONT* options_font = "Bauhaus 93#40b"; //used for both main menu options and the credits opener
FONT* credits_font = "Bauhaus 93#30b"; //used for all other texts in the credits
FONT* boxiestarter_font = "ariel#100b"; //used for the boxieopener only

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////TEXTS////////////////////////////
TEXT* opening_txt =
{
pos_x = 90;
pos_y = 175;
string = opening;
font = options_font;
layer = 3;
}

TEXT* boxieopener_txt =
{
pos_x = 200;
pos_y = 250;
string = boxieopen;
font = boxiestarter_font;
layer = 3;
}

TEXT* owner_txt =
{
pos_x = 100;
pos_y = 300;
string = owner;
font = credits_font;
layer = 3;
}

TEXT* character_txt =
{
pos_x = 250;
pos_y = 150;
string = character;
font = credits_font;
layer = 3;
}

TEXT* level_txt =
{
pos_x = 275;
pos_y = 400;
string = level;
font = credits_font;
layer = 3;
}

TEXT* object_txt =
{
pos_x = 220;
pos_y = 50;
string = object;
font = credits_font;
layer = 3;
}

TEXT* instructions_txt =
{
pos_x = 90;
pos_y = 175;
string = instru;
font = credits_font;
layer = 3;
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////BUTTONS////////////////////////////////
TEXT* back =
{
pos_x = 275;
pos_y = 20;
string = backbutton;
font = header_font;
layer = 2;
flags = SHOW;
}

PANEL* backbutt =
{
bmap = creditbutt;
pos_x = 275;
pos_y = 10;
button(0, 0, creditbutt, creditbutt, creditbutt, quit_program, NULL, NULL);
layer = 3;
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////FUNCTIONS////////////////////////
function main()
{
video_mode = 7;
mouse_map = cursor;
mouse_mode = 4;
snd_play(credits_snd, 100, 0);
media_play("mainmusic.wav",NULL,90);
wait(-5);
opening_txt.flags = SHOW;
wait(-4);
boxieopener_txt.flags = SHOW;
wait(-4);
opening_txt.flags = 0;
boxieopener_txt.flags = 0;
wait(-2);
screen_color.red = 135;
screen_color.green = 62;
screen_color.blue = 36;
owner_txt.flags = SHOW;
wait(-4);
owner_txt.flags = 0;
screen_color.red = 0;
screen_color.green = 62;
screen_color.blue = 36;
character_txt.flags = SHOW;
wait(-4);
character_txt.flags = 0;
screen_color.blue = 0;
screen_color.green = 88;
screen_color.red = 88;
level_txt.flags = SHOW;
wait(-4);
level_txt.flags = 0;
screen_color.red = 177;
screen_color.green = 239;
screen_color.blue = 135;
object_txt.flags = SHOW;
wait(-4);
object_txt.flags = 0;
screen_color.blue = 0;
screen_color.red = 0;
screen_color.green = 0;
instructions_txt.flags = SHOW;
}

function quit_program()
{
while (key_any) { wait (1); }
sys_exit(NULL);
}


Thanks a lot!

PANEL* creditbutton3 =
{
bmap = goclicked;
pos_x = 10;
pos_y = 300;
button(0, 0, goclicked, gonorm, goover, ???????, NULL, NULL);
flags = OVERLAY | SHOW;
}

That will give you errors, replace '???????' with NULL or a different function.

Apart from that i can't see much wrong with it. Which button is causing the problem?

no, i was trying to ask what should go in the ????? place. Im sorry, i didnt make that very clear. And the button works ok, the problem is the function. I want the credit script to run when i press the button in the main menu script. But since i cant switch scripts i need to know how to set up the functions from the scripts above. Thanks you