LUA Question how to make it count for filename

Hello! What I am trying to do, is have one turtle start different programs on multiple other turtles. the files will be names "1" "2" etc. Here is waht I was trying to do:


count=1
x=count
while count <= 10 do
if turtle.detect() then
fs.copy("disk/path/x","/path/x")
else
sleep(.1)
end
local t= peripheral.wrap
t.turnOn()
count = count +1
sleep(3)
end

How do I get it to see x as a changing variable? the sleep(3) is to allow turtles to move out of the way. I wanted to find a better way to do this but I couldn't come up with anything myself. All help making x a changing variable, and possible refining how the main turtle makes sure the last trutle loaded moves out of the way would be awesome.

I really appreciate it guys! I just got into computercraft a month ago and still feeling pretty lost!

Concat the string with the number

"disk/path/"..count

The .. joins strings and other values together.
So "disk/path/"..count puts the number on the end :)/>

You. Are. Awesome!

Any help you can give about a better way to get the main turtle to be able to detect when the turtles it is placing has moved out of the way for the next one?

You can also use this syntax:

 string.format ("disk/path/%s",count) 

If you code in C you will be familiar with it, and it is more adapted if you want for example to print numbers inside your messages. In this case you will have to use %d instead of %s.


For your other problem you could make the other turtles send a message back when they have moved.

well here's what i was doing. I am using 36 turtles all working in tandem to build a castle. I've written all 36 turtle's programs and wanted a way to have one of them start the others basically. what do you mean print numbers inside my messages?

If I was going to use rednet to send back a signal, would this work:

from turtle just deployed:

rednet.send(1, blarg, true)

main turtle:

count=1
x=count
while count <= 10 do
if turtle.detect() then
fs.copy("disk/path/"..count,"/path/"..count)
else
sleep(.1)
end
local t= peripheral.wrap
t.turnOn()
count = count +1
rednet.receive()
end

this is assuming main turtle is turtle 1

for example if you have a function count() that returns the number of turtles who have answered, you can write

print(string.format ("currently, %d turtles have answered",count())) 

instead of

print("currently "..toString(count()).." turtles have answered")

But it's not really important.

You program should work if the other programs send a response to turtle1 when they are activated.

thanks for the help, I really appreciate it from everyone who replied!