bios:206: [string "stairs"]:2: '=' expected

Hello, im sortof new to computercraft and i need some help. im making a stairs program but everytime i run it it gives me: bios:206: [string "stairs"]:2: '=' expected. I donk know how to fix it and I've looked at line two ten times. Heres the code:
(P.S: W.I.P.)


turtle.refuel
turtle.digDown()
turtle.down
turtle.digForward()
turtle.forward()
turtle.digForward()
turtle.forward()turtle.digForward()
turtle.forward()
turtle.backward()
turtle.backward()
turtle.backward()

Split into new topic.

You're missing the parentheses on line one (should be `turtle.refuel()` instead). Since they're not there, it thinks you're going to assign a new value, so it's expecting to see an assignment operator (=), and when it gets to line 2, it finds something else, but still hasn't found the assignment operator. It then throws that error. Add your parentheses to line one and it'll be fixed.

Thanks, but now it says the same thing except for line four (
bios:206: [string "stairs"]:4: '=' expected

). I didn't even edit line two which was causing the problem…

And if you look at the line above line four, there is, big surprise, another function call missing its parentheses.

You would have fixed line 1. Line 1 was the problem.

Now the new problem is on line 3. because again you're missing the () on the function call of `turtle.down()` … in order to call a function you must have parentheses or it will think that you're attempting to assign a value to it.

EDIT: Naw look at this… Lyqyd ninjaing… :ph34r:/>

Thank you again. That almost fixed it. My plan is to repeat this command over and over again in the program. Well, now it says stairs:4: attempt to call nil.
Here's the (so-far) edited code:

turtle.refuel()
turtle.digDown()
turtle.down()
turtle.digForward()
turtle.forward()
turtle.digForward()
turtle.forward()
turtle.digForward()
turtle.forward()
turtle.backward()
turtle.backward()
turtle.backward()
–repeated over and over

It's called "documentation" and you should try reading it.

The number tells you what line has the error. Line four reads "turtle.digForward()". Check what the Turtle API has to say about the digging functions.

ryanjr, on 25 May 2013 - 11:46 PM said:

Whats called "documentation"?

I'll give you a little hint. http://puu.sh/31hG2.png

What the above posters are getting at is that the function you want is turtle.dig(), not turtle.digForward(). They're pointing you toward the documentation because you're asking questions which could easily be answered by spending a couple minutes reading the relevant pages on the Wiki.

You'll want to look into for or while loops to make your code repeat.

Ahhhhhhhhhh… That fixed the problem along with looking up loops and changing the turtle.backward() to turtle.back(). Thank you soo much.