# What is wrong with my script (74752)

**URL:** https://discussions.unity.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-script-74752/74752
**Category:** Questions & Answers
**Created:** [July 1, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-script-74752/74752 "2013-07-01T20:52:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![William](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@William](https://discussions.unity.com/u/William)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-script-74752/74752/1 "2013-07-01T20:52:09Z")

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var TheDamage : int = 50;  
var Distance : float;

```
function update ()
(
   if (Input.GetButtonDown("fire1") )
   
       var hit : RaycastHit;
       if (Physics.Raycast (transform.position, transform.TransformDirection(Vector3.foward, hit) )
   {
            Distance = hit.distance:
            hit.transform.SendMessage("ApplyDamage", TheDamage, SendMessageOptions.DontRequireReciever);
        ) 
    }    
)

```

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### Author: ![Graham-Dunnett](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/unity/user_avatar/discussions.unity.com/graham-dunnett/32/44143_2.png) [@Graham-Dunnett](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Graham-Dunnett)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-script-74752/74752/2 "2013-07-01T21:06:57Z")

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Lines 5, 6, 13 and 15 are meant to have braces, not parentheses. Parenthesis as end of line 6 is meant to be an opening brace.