H bridge program

kmatt999:

int fSS = 4; //forewardSwitchState

int rSS = 5; //rearwardSwitchState

void setup() {
 pinMode(fSS, INPUT);
 pinMode(rSS, INPUT);

if ((rSS == HIGH) and (fSS ==LOW)) {

Those are pin numbers. You have to use digitalRead(pinNumber) to get the state of the pin.