Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0400' Expected statement

Getting this error--

Microsoft VBScript compilation  error '800a0400' Expected statement

I know this is just a stupid  syntax error but I can not find it  and am facing a time crunch.

Thanks in advance  experts!



<%
Dim rstTicket
Dim rstTicket_numRows
dateOpened = Now
category = 5
created = 1630
owner = 1630
web=1
nowDate = Now
stat = "Open"
priority = 0
Set rstTicket = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
rstTicket.ActiveConnection = MM_CL2Main_STRING
rstTicket.Source = "SELECT followUpFlag, followUpDate  FROM dbo.Ticket"
rstTicket.CursorType = 2
rstTicket.CursorLocation = 2
rstTicket.LockType = 1
rstTicket.Open()

rstTicket_numRows = 0
flag = rstTicket("followUpFlag")
nDate = rstTicket("followUpDate")

While Not rstTicket.BOF OR rstTicket.EOF
IF flag = 1 AND nDate = Now THEN
nextFollowUp = dateAdd("D",14,Now)
set Command1 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
Command1.ActiveConnection = MM_CL2Main_STRING
Command1.CommandText = "INSERT INTO dbo.Ticket (ticketID, dateOpened, lastUpdated, createdBy, currentOwner, issue, webFlag, status, category, merchantFK, followUpFlag, followUpDate, priority)  VALUES ( NewID(),'" &nowDate& "','" &nowDate& "','" &created& "','" &owner& "','" &issue& "','" &web& "','" &stat& "','" &category& "','" &merchant& "', 2 ,'" &nextFollowUp& "','" &priority & "')"
Command1.CommandType = 1
Command1.CommandTimeout = 0
Command1.Prepared = true
Command1.Execute()


ELSE IF flag =2 AND nDate = NOW THEN
nextFollowUp = dateAdd("D",30,Now)
set Command1 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
Command1.ActiveConnection = MM_CL2Main_STRING
Command1.CommandText = "INSERT INTO dbo.Ticket (ticketID, dateOpened, lastUpdated, createdBy, currentOwner, issue, webFlag, status, category, merchantFK, followUpFlag, followUpDate, priority)  VALUES ( NewID(),'" &nowDate& "','" &nowDate& "','" &created& "','" &owner& "','" &issue& "','" &web& "','" &stat& "','" &category& "','" &merchant& "', 3 ,'" &nextFollowUp& "','" &priority & "')"
Command1.CommandType = 1
Command1.CommandTimeout = 0
Command1.Prepared = true
Command1.Execute()

ELSE IF  flag = 3 AND nDate = NOW THEN
nextFollowUp = dateAdd("D",90,Now)
set Command1 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
Command1.ActiveConnection = MM_CL2Main_STRING
Command1.CommandText = "INSERT INTO dbo.Ticket (ticketID, dateOpened, lastUpdated, createdBy, currentOwner, issue, webFlag, status, category, merchantFK, followUpFlag, followUpDate, priority)  VALUES ( NewID(),'" &nowDate& "','" &nowDate& "','" &created& "','" &owner& "','" &issue& "','" &web& "','" &stat& "','" &category& "','" &merchant& "', 1 ,'" &nextFollowUp& "','" &priority & "')"
Command1.CommandType = 1
Command1.CommandTimeout = 0
Command1.Prepared = true
Command1.Execute()

END IF
rstTicket.MoveNext
WEND
%>
<%
rstTicket.Close()
Set rstTicket = Nothing
%>