Flash "Doesn't Notice" Variables

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This is the strangest thing that I have ever seen. Has this happened to anyone else?

 

I'm trying to make a player AI, and I ran into a problem that the script would only run on certain frames.

 

 

//Other code above

}

if(right==1||left==1){

//Other Code Below

 

 

For some reason, Flash refused to go into this if statement. Then I changed it to this for testing purposes:

 

//Other code above

}

trace("R"+right+"L"+left);

if(right==1||left==1){

//Other Code Below

 

 

After this, it began to work, and when I removed the line it stopped working. Does anyone know why?