#pragma config(Hubs, S1, HTMotor, HTMotor, none, none)
#pragma config(Sensor, S1, , sensorI2CMuxController)
#pragma config(Sensor, S2, Irseeker, sensorHiTechnicIRSeeker1200)
#pragma config(Sensor, S3, light, sensorNone)
#pragma config(Sensor, S4, sonar, sensorNone)
#pragma config(Motor, mtr_S1_C1_1, left1, tmotorTetrix, openLoop)
#pragma config(Motor, mtr_S1_C1_2, left2, tmotorTetrix, openLoop, encoder)
#pragma config(Motor, mtr_S1_C2_1, right1, tmotorTetrix, openLoop, reversed, encoder)
#pragma config(Motor, mtr_S1_C2_2, right2, tmotorTetrix, openLoop, reversed)
//*!!Code automatically generated by 'ROBOTC' configuration wizard !!*//

#include "JoystickDriver.c"

task main()
{
nMotorEncoder[left2] = 0;//reset the value of encoder B to zero
nMotorEncoder[right1] = 0;//reset the value of encoder C to zero
nMotorEncoderTarget[left2] = 1400;//set the encoder target to 720
nMotorEncoderTarget[right1] = 1400;//set the encoder target to 720
motor[left2] = -32;//turn on motorB at 32% power
motor[right1] = -30;//turn on motorB at 30% power
motor[left1] = -32;//turn on motorB at 32% power
motor[right2] = -30;



while(nMotorRunState[left2] != runStateIdle)(nMotorRunState[right1] != runStateIdle);
{ /* This is an idle loop. The program waits until the condition is satisfied*/}
motor[left2] = 0; //Turn off motors
motor[right1] = 0;
motor[left1] = 0;
motor[right2] = 0;



nMotorEncoder[left2] = 0;//reset the value of encoder B to zero
nMotorEncoder[right1] = 0;//reset the value of encoder C to zero
nMotorEncoderTarget[left2] = 825;//set the encoder target to 825
nMotorEncoderTarget[right1] = 825;//set the encoder target to 825
motor[left2] = 32;//turn on motorB at 32% power
motor[right1] = -30;//turn on motorB at 30% power
motor[left1] = 32;//turn on motorB at 32% power
motor[right2] = -30;


while(nMotorRunState[left2] != runStateIdle)(nMotorRunState[right1] != runStateIdle);
{ /* This is an idle loop. The program waits until the condition is satisfied*/}
motor[left2] = 0; //Turn off motors
motor[right1] = 0;
motor[left1] = 0; //
motor[right2] = 0;


nMotorEncoder[left2] = 0;//reset the value of encoder B to zero
nMotorEncoder[right1] = 0;//reset the value of encoder C to zero
nMotorEncoderTarget[left2] = 2500;//set the encoder target to 2500
nMotorEncoderTarget[right1] = 2500;//set the encoder target to 2500
motor[left2] = -32;//turn on motorB at 32% power
motor[right1] = -30;//turn on motorB at 30% power
motor[left1] = -32;//turn on motorB at 32% power
motor[right2] = -30;


while(nMotorRunState[left2] != runStateIdle)(nMotorRunState[right1] != runStateIdle);
{ /* This is an idle loop. The program waits until the condition is satisfied*/}
motor[left2] = 0; //Turn off motors
motor[right1] = 0;
motor[left1] = 0;
motor[right2] = 0;





}

The goal is to go reverse for a set distance, then do a turn, and then go in reverse one time all using encoders. For an odd reason it runs until the encoder reaches the maximum amount of clicks only in reverse and will not execute any other parts of the code.

I'm not quite sure what you're trying to do here:

If you want to check whether both motors are in runStateIdle, use the AND (&&) command.

This will also cause problems. What you are saying here is 'set the encoder target to +1400, then move the motors in a negative direction'. The motors will turn on and the encoders will move away from the target, not towards it; eventually you will hit what is called the overflow for the encoders, at which point the values will 'roll over' to the opposite amount (for the NXT motors, this amount is -32767 to +32767; once -32767 is reached, the encoders will roll over to +32767). This is why you will see the motors run for a very long time and then suddenly stop; they are moving towards the -32767 rollover point and, once they overflow to +32767, they then stop.

Should I just set the target to a negative number then to avoid the over flow and also now I have four motor encoders on the robot. However I am trying to be able to have the while that scans the encoders to meet the distance of like 720 for a half rotation or 1440 for a full rotation I want to be able to do a turn so the left side be a -100 power level and nmotorencoder target to = -720 and to have the right side be a 720 and motor power to = 100 is this the right way to do this and will it work?