Knuckle Cracker

so i am making a map with a player controlled laser, and I am trying to incorporate a unit that, when creeper touches it, weakens/deactivates the laser. However, SetScriptVar does not seem to be working.

laser controller base

# ControlLaser.crpl
# Created on: 7/15/2014 10:05:56 AM
# ------------------------------------------


once
GetUnitAt(1 98) ->laserID
<-laserID getunittype
trace
showtracelog
endonce


if(GetCreeper(currentcoords) 0 eq)
2 celltopixel(currentcoords) 0 1 1 1 div(30) 1 CreateEffectClipped
<-laserID "laser" "controller1" 2 SetScriptVar
else
<-laserID "laser" "controller1" 1 SetScriptVar
endif


there is another copy of this that uses controller2 instead of controller1



actual laser

# laser.crpl
# Created on: 7/14/2014 7:48:04 AM
# ------------------------------------------

once
1 ->moving
1 ->controller1
1 ->controller2
endonce

if(getKeyDown("LeftShift"))
if(<-moving eq(0))
1 ->moving
else
0 ->moving
endif
endif

AbortMove
if(<-moving eq(0))
ClearQueuedMoves
GetMouseCell 2 QueueMove
endif

if(<-controller1 <-controller2 add neq(2))
1000000 <-controller1 mul <-controller2 mul ->power
else
0 ->power
endif

if(<-power neq(0))
2 celltopixel(currentcoords) 0 1 1 1 div(30) 1 createeffectclipped
endif
damageCreeper(CurrentCoords 5 25 <-power false)

<-controller1 "
" concat <-controller2 concat setpopuptext


Any help would be appreciated.

The name of the script argument needs to be the complete file name.  So "laser.crpl" rather than just "laser".

Thanks. I can be a derp sometimes. :P