Variables not being replaced - variables

Question

I've been experimenting with the Lua Language and it seems as if all the variables are interacting with the conditions except for this one variable. Could take a look at it?
function Medicial()
local varName = "Marcy"
local varCondition = "Well"
local varSCondition = "1" -- 5 = Uncurable, 10 = Well, 15 = Unknown, 20 = Surgery, 25 = Post Surgery, 29 = Bar Surgery
local varDoctors = "DefultValue"
local varExStatus = "DefultValue"
local payment = "You can afford this."
local total = 400
if varCondition == "Well" then
varDoctors = "Dr. Pope, Dr.Roadmiller"
varStatus = "Yes"
end
if varCondition == "Sick" then
varDoctors = "Dr. Pope, Dr.Rosenhour, Surgeon Rossford"
varStatus = "No"
end
if total > 1000 then
payment = "You can not afford this."
elseif total >= 1000 then
payment = "You can affort this, but you will be broke."
end
if varSCondition == 1 then
varExStatus = "Well"
end
if varSCondition == 5 then
varExStatus = "Uncurable"
end
if varSCondition == 15 then
varExStatus = "Unknown"
end
if varSCondition == "20" then
varExStatus = "Surgery"
end
if varSCondition == "25" then
varExStatus = "Post Surgery"
end
if varSCondition == "29" then
varExStatus = "Bar Surgery"
end
print("-=Subject Reports=-\n");
print("Subject: "..varName.."\nCurrent Condition: "..varCondition.." ("..varExStatus..")\nCurrent Doctors: "..varDoctors.."\nCurrently Recovering? "..varStatus);
print(">> "..payment);
end
It prints:
-=Subject Reports=-
Subject: Marcy
Current Condition: Well (DefultValue)
Current Doctors: Dr. Pope, Dr.Roadmiller
Currently Recovering? Yes
You can afford this.

Answer 1

This part is broken
if total > 1000 then
payment = "You can not afford this."
elseif total >= 1000 then
payment = "You can affort this, but you will be broke."
end
I bet you meant to do this:
if total < 1000 then
payment = "You can not afford this."
elseif total == 1000 then
payment = "You can affort this, but you will be broke."
end
regarding varSCondition: Your varSCondition is a String ("1"), but you're sometimes comparing it to integers (without the "-signs), for example here:
if varSCondition == 1 then
and sometimes to Strings , for example here:
if varSCondition == "20" then
All of them should be either a string, or an integer, but dont mix them. try this:
local varSCondition = 1 -- 5 = Uncurable, 10 = Well, 15 = Unknown, 20 = Surgery, 25 = Post Surgery, 29 = Bar Surgery
...
if varSCondition == 1 then
varExStatus = "Well"
end
if varSCondition == 5 then
varExStatus = "Uncurable"
end
if varSCondition == 15 then
varExStatus = "Unknown"
end
if varSCondition == 20 then
varExStatus = "Surgery"
end
if varSCondition == 25 then
varExStatus = "Post Surgery"
end
if varSCondition == 29 then
varExStatus = "Bar Surgery"
end