[ERROR] startup:23: attempt to call string

local x, y = term.getSize()
local currentX = 1;
local currentY = 1;
local Cursor = ">";
local pressed = false;
local running = "blank";
function blank()
end
function start()
newLine(1, x-10, "----------+")
newLine(11, x-9, "|")
newLine(11, x-8, "|")
newLine(11, x-7, "|")
newLine(11, x-6, "|")
newLine(11, x-5, "|")
newLine(11, x-4, "|")
newLine(11, x-3, "|")
end
function run(runn31er)
runn31er()
end
function newButton(x1, y1, title, do22)
term.setCursorPos(x1+1, y1)
write(title)
if pressed == true then
  if currentX == x1 then
   if currentY == y1 then
	running = do22
   end
  end
end
end
function newLine(x1, y1, title)
term.setCursorPos(x1, y1)
if title == "stretch" then
  print("--------------------------------------------------")
else
  write(title)
end
end
function drawButtons()
newLine(1, y-1, "stretch")
newButton(1, y, "Start", start)
end

function reDraw()
term.clear()
drawButtons()
run(running)
term.setCursorPos(currentX, currentY)
write(Cursor)
end
while true do
reDraw()
local e,key = os.pullEvent( "key" )
if key == 17 or key == 200 then --up
  currentY = currentY -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 31 or key == 208 then --down
  currentY = currentY +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 203 or key == 30 then --left
  currentX = currentX -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 205 or key == 32 then --right
  currentX = currentX +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 28 then
  pressed = true;
  reDraw()
  sleep(0.0001)
  pressed = false;
end
end

function run(runn31er)
runn31er()
end

function derp()
print("Hi")
end

run(derp)

iReturnAFunction("stuff")() -- will call the result of iReturnAFunction
tbl[1]() -- will call element 1 of the table

Advert, on 01 April 2012 - 02:34 AM said:

Also, running is set to a string defined as "blank".
You also don't need to do what you're doing, you can simply do this:

iReturnAFunction("stuff")() -- will call the result of iReturnAFunction
tbl[1]() -- will call element 1 of the table

local x, y = term.getSize()
local currentX = 1;
local currentY = 1;
local Cursor = ">";
local pressed = false;
local running = "blank";
function blank()
end
function start()
newLine(1, x-10, "----------+")
newLine(11, x-9, "|")
newLine(11, x-8, "|")
newLine(11, x-7, "|")
newLine(11, x-6, "|")
newLine(11, x-5, "|")
newLine(11, x-4, "|")
newLine(11, x-3, "|")
end
function run(runn31er)
iReturnAFunction(running)() -- will call the result of iReturnAFunction
tbl[1]() -- will call element 1 of the table
end
function newButton(x1, y1, title, do22)
term.setCursorPos(x1+1, y1)
write(title)
if pressed == true then
  if currentX == x1 then
   if currentY == y1 then
    running = do22
   end
  end
end
end
function newLine(x1, y1, title)
term.setCursorPos(x1, y1)
if title == "stretch" then
  print("--------------------------------------------------")
else
  write(title)
end
end
function drawButtons()
newLine(1, y-1, "stretch")
newButton(1, y, "Start", start)
end

function reDraw()
term.clear()
drawButtons()
run(running)
term.setCursorPos(currentX, currentY)
write(Cursor)
end
while true do
reDraw()
local e,key = os.pullEvent( "key" )
if key == 17 or key == 200 then --up
  currentY = currentY -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 31 or key == 208 then --down
  currentY = currentY +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 203 or key == 30 then --left
  currentX = currentX -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 205 or key == 32 then --right
  currentX = currentX +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 28 then
  pressed = true;
  reDraw()
  sleep(0.0001)
  pressed = false;
end
end

thesbros, on 01 April 2012 - 02:32 AM said:

Nope, you're getting an error at write(title), there is no string called 'title'.

function a(title)
  write(title)
end

a("fart")

Advert, on 01 April 2012 - 03:10 AM said:

That was an example; you need to substitute your stuff in.

local x, y = term.getSize()
local currentX = 1;
local currentY = 1;
local Cursor = ">";
local pressed = false;
local running = "blank";
function blank()
end
function start()
newLine(1, x-10, "----------+")
newLine(11, x-9, "|")
newLine(11, x-8, "|")
newLine(11, x-7, "|")
newLine(11, x-6, "|")
newLine(11, x-5, "|")
newLine(11, x-4, "|")
newLine(11, x-3, "|")
end
function newButton(x1, y1, title, do22)
term.setCursorPos(x1+1, y1)
write(title)
if pressed == true then
  if currentX == x1 then
   if currentY == y1 then
    running = do22
   end
  end
end
end
function newLine(x1, y1, title)
term.setCursorPos(x1, y1)
if title == "stretch" then
  print("--------------------------------------------------")
else
  write(title)
end
end
function drawButtons()
newLine(1, y-1, "stretch")
newButton(1, y, "Start", start)
end

function reDraw()
term.clear()
drawButtons()
running()
term.setCursorPos(currentX, currentY)
write(Cursor)
end
while true do
reDraw()
local e,key = os.pullEvent( "key" )
if key == 17 or key == 200 then --up
  currentY = currentY -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 31 or key == 208 then --down
  currentY = currentY +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 203 or key == 30 then --left
  currentX = currentX -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 205 or key == 32 then --right
  currentX = currentX +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 28 then
  pressed = true;
  reDraw()
  sleep(0.0001)
  pressed = false;
end
end

ComputerCraftFan11, on 01 April 2012 - 03:15 AM said:

Advert, on 01 April 2012 - 03:10 AM said:

That was an example; you need to substitute your stuff in.

I changed it to

local x, y = term.getSize()
local currentX = 1;
local currentY = 1;
local Cursor = ">";
local pressed = false;
local running = "blank";
function blank()
end
function start()
newLine(1, x-10, "----------+")
newLine(11, x-9, "|")
newLine(11, x-8, "|")
newLine(11, x-7, "|")
newLine(11, x-6, "|")
newLine(11, x-5, "|")
newLine(11, x-4, "|")
newLine(11, x-3, "|")
end
function newButton(x1, y1, title, do22)
term.setCursorPos(x1+1, y1)
write(title)
if pressed == true then
  if currentX == x1 then
   if currentY == y1 then
	running = do22
   end
  end
end
end
function newLine(x1, y1, title)
term.setCursorPos(x1, y1)
if title == "stretch" then
  print("--------------------------------------------------")
else
  write(title)
end
end
function drawButtons()
newLine(1, y-1, "stretch")
newButton(1, y, "Start", start)
end

function reDraw()
term.clear()
drawButtons()
running()
term.setCursorPos(currentX, currentY)
write(Cursor)
end
while true do
reDraw()
local e,key = os.pullEvent( "key" )
if key == 17 or key == 200 then --up
  currentY = currentY -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 31 or key == 208 then --down
  currentY = currentY +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 203 or key == 30 then --left
  currentX = currentX -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 205 or key == 32 then --right
  currentX = currentX +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 28 then
  pressed = true;
  reDraw()
  sleep(0.0001)
  pressed = false;
end
end

And im getting the same error.

I'm just gonna change it to shell.run…

Advert, on 01 April 2012 - 03:25 AM said:

ComputerCraftFan11, on 01 April 2012 - 03:15 AM said:

Advert, on 01 April 2012 - 03:10 AM said:

That was an example; you need to substitute your stuff in.

I changed it to

local x, y = term.getSize()
local currentX = 1;
local currentY = 1;
local Cursor = ">";
local pressed = false;
local running = "blank";
function blank()
end
function start()
newLine(1, x-10, "----------+")
newLine(11, x-9, "|")
newLine(11, x-8, "|")
newLine(11, x-7, "|")
newLine(11, x-6, "|")
newLine(11, x-5, "|")
newLine(11, x-4, "|")
newLine(11, x-3, "|")
end
function newButton(x1, y1, title, do22)
term.setCursorPos(x1+1, y1)
write(title)
if pressed == true then
  if currentX == x1 then
   if currentY == y1 then
	running = do22
   end
  end
end
end
function newLine(x1, y1, title)
term.setCursorPos(x1, y1)
if title == "stretch" then
  print("--------------------------------------------------")
else
  write(title)
end
end
function drawButtons()
newLine(1, y-1, "stretch")
newButton(1, y, "Start", start)
end

function reDraw()
term.clear()
drawButtons()
running()
term.setCursorPos(currentX, currentY)
write(Cursor)
end
while true do
reDraw()
local e,key = os.pullEvent( "key" )
if key == 17 or key == 200 then --up
  currentY = currentY -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 31 or key == 208 then --down
  currentY = currentY +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 203 or key == 30 then --left
  currentX = currentX -1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 205 or key == 32 then --right
  currentX = currentX +1
  reDraw()
elseif key == 28 then
  pressed = true;
  reDraw()
  sleep(0.0001)
  pressed = false;
end
end

And im getting the same error.

I'm just gonna change it to shell.run…

You still haven't fixed that running is a string.

local x, y = term.getSize()
local currentX = 1;
local currentY = 1;
local Cursor = ">";
local pressed = false;
local running = running;
if not fs.exists("windows") then
fs.makeDir("windows")
fs.makeDir("windows/programs")
end
function running()
end
function start()
newLine(1, x-10, "----------+")
newLine(11, x-9, "|")
newLine(11, x-8, "|")
newLine(11, x-7, "|")
newLine(11, x-6, "|")
newLine(11, x-5, "|")
newLine(11, x-4, "|")
newLine(11, x-3, "|")
end
function newButton(x1, y1, title, do22)
term.setCursorPos(x1+1, y1)
write(title)
if pressed == true then
  if currentX == x1 then
   if currentY == y1 then
    running = do22
   end
  end
end
end
function newLine(x1, y1, title)
term.setCursorPos(x1, y1)
if title == "stretch" then
  print("--------------------------------------------------")
else
  write(title)
end
end
function drawButtons()
newLine(1, y-1, "stretch")
newButton(1, y, "Start", start)
end

function reDraw(derp)
term.clear()
drawButtons()
derp()
term.setCursorPos(currentX, currentY)
write(Cursor)
end
while true do
reDraw(running)
local e,key = os.pullEvent( "key" )
if key == 17 or key == 200 then --up
  currentY = currentY -1
  reDraw(running)
elseif key == 31 or key == 208 then --down
  currentY = currentY +1
  reDraw(running)
elseif key == 203 or key == 30 then --left
  currentX = currentX -1
  reDraw(running)
elseif key == 205 or key == 32 then --right
  currentX = currentX +1
  reDraw(running)
elseif key == 28 then
  pressed = true;
  reDraw(running)
  sleep(0.0001)
  pressed = false;
end
end

start()

Hawk777, on 01 April 2012 - 07:01 AM said:

That’s because you never [em]tell[/em] it to run the function “start”. The name isn’t magic. Put this at the end of your code:

start()

if you want to run the function.

if running == "start" then
  start()
else
 shell.run(running)
end