i'm stuck, on blitz basic i've been trying to get the shooting part down and it keeps on giving me an error saying that i cannot have a function outside the main program. my code says this Graphics 640,480 grass=LoadImage("grass.bmp") Function game() FlushKeys() While Not KeyHit(1) ; Pressing 'Esc' will quit to the menu. update_player() ; Draw player rocket and read keys. update_bullet() ; Move bullets and check for collisions. ; Check is player died and do anims. Flip ; Swap screens. Cls ; Clear the screen. Wend main_menu() ; Go to main menu. End Function you=LoadImage("you.bmp") AutoMidHandle True name$=Input$("By what name shalt thou be known as?") Print "Welcome Sir " + name$ + ". We have been expecting you." WaitKey Print "Sir " + name$ + " the world is in grave danger, you must help us." Print "" continue=0 .lable1 startstat=50 Print "you have " + startstat + " points remaining" Strength=Input$("listen To me, First, tell me how strong you are.") startstat=(startstat-Strength) Print "you have " + startstat + " remaining" life=Input$("now, how healthy are you?") startstat=(startstat-life) If life=0 Then Print "you cannot survive without life" Goto lable1 EndIf Print "you have " + startstat + " remaining" defence=Input$("now, how tough are you?") startstat=(startstat-defence) If startstat<>0 Then Print "you have not chosen wisely, please try again" Else Print "very well, your stats are " + Strength + " " + life + " " + defence + " " + dexterity correct$=Input$("is this alright?") If correct="yes" Then Print "very well, off you go." continue=1 WaitKey Else Cls Print "then lets have another go" EndIf EndIf If continue=0 Then Goto lable1 EndIf SetBuffer BackBuffer() AutoMidHandle True ;CONSTANTS ;These constants define the direction that is begin faced Const DIRECTIONLEFT = 1 ;When direction is left Const DIRECTIONUP = 2 ;When direction is up Const DIRECTIONRIGHT = 3 ;When direction is right Const DIRECTIONDOWN = 4 ;When direction is down ;These constants define how many pixels are moved per frame Const MOVEX = 5 ;How many pixels moved left/right per frame? Const MOVEY = 5 ;How many pixels moved up.down per frame? ;These are key code constants Const LEFTKEY = 203, UPKEY = 200, RIGHTKEY = 205, DOWNKEY = 208 spacebar=57 Global bullet = LoadAnimImage("fireball.bmp",13,13,0,4) backgroundimage = LoadImage("stars.bmp") ;TYPES ;The player type is used for the character on the screen Type player Field x,y ;The coordinate position Field direction ;The direction that is being faced (one of the DIRECTIONXXX constants) Field frame ;The frame that should be drawn Field image ;The image that should be drawn End Type ;Bullet type = hold the information for each bullet Type bullet Field x,y ;the coordinates of the bullet Field direction Field frame Field image End Type player.player=New player ;Player type - holds the actual player ;Give the player starting variables player\direction = DIRECTIONLEFT player\frame = 0 ;Load the player's image player\image = LoadAnimImage("you1.bmp",24,31,0,12) ;MAIN LOOP While Not KeyDown(1) ;Clear the screen Cls ;Place the text in top left hand corner Locate 0,0 Function update_player() ;If player hits left, move him left, and find the correct direction and frame If KeyDown(LEFTKEY) player\x = player\x - MOVEX ;Move him left player\direction = DIRECTIONLEFT ;face him left player\frame = (player\frame + 1 )Mod (2) + (3 * (player\direction)-3) ;find frame ;If player hits up, move him up, and find the correct direction and frame ElseIf KeyDown(UPKEY) player\y = player\y - MOVEY ;Move him up player\direction = DIRECTIONUP ;face him up player\frame = (player\frame + 1 )Mod (2) + (3 * (player\direction)-3) ;find frame ;If player hits right, move him right, and find the correct direction and frame ElseIf KeyDown(RIGHTKEY) player\x = player\x + MOVEX ;move him right player\direction = DIRECTIONRIGHT ;face him right player\frame = (player\frame + 1 )Mod (2) + (3 * (player\direction)-3) ;find frame ;If player hits down, move him down, and find the correct direction and frame ElseIf KeyDown(DOWNKEY) player\y = player\y + MOVEY ;Move him down player\direction = DIRECTIONDOWN ;face him down player\frame = (player\frame + 1 )Mod (2) + (3 * (player\direction)-3) ;find frame ElseIf KeyDown(spacebar) bullet.bullet=New bullet ;make bullet bullet\x = player\x ; X start position of bullet. bullet\y = player\y ; Y start position of bullet. bullet\direction = player\direction ; bullet direction EndIf End Function Function updatebullets() For bullet=Each bullet If direction=DIRECTIONUP bullet\y=bullety-MOVEY bullet\DIRECTIONUP EndIf If direction=DIRECTIONLEFT bullet\y=bullety-MOVEX bullet\DIRECTIONLEFT EndIf If direction=DIRECTIONRIGHT bullet\y=bullety+MOVEX bullet\DIRECTIONRIGHT EndIf If direction=DIRECTIONDOWN bullet\y=bullety+MOVEY bullet\DIRECTIONDOWN EndIf Next End Function ;Draw the player at correct position and frame TileImage(grass) Print "you have " + (life-hit) + "hits left" DrawImage player\image,player\x,player\y, player\frame If hit>=life Then Print "GAME OVER" End EndIf ;wait a (fraction of a) sec Delay 50 Flip Wend ;END OF MAIN LOOP End what am i doing wrong?