rednet cables. choose color!

rs.setBundledOutput("right",colours.white)

if rs.testBundledInput("left",colours.white) then ...

rs.setBundledOutput("right",colours.combine(rs.getBundledOutput("right"),colours.orange))

-- turn off all colors
rs.setBundledOutput("back",0)

-- electrocute the chicken, but keep the lamp off.
rs.setBundledOutput("back", colors.red)

-- now also turn on the lamp
rs.setBundledOutput("back",colors.combine(rs.getBundledOutput("back"),colors.blue))

-- now turn off the chicken

rs.setBundledOutput("back",colors.subtract(rs.getBundledOutput("back"),colors.red))

-- test to see if the chicken still is getting the juice

print( tostring(colors.test(rs.getBundledOutput("back"),colors.red)))-- true if on, false if off

while true do
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)

print("Choose your output:")
print("-1 signal white")
print("-2 signal orane")
input = read()
shell.run(input)
end

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'white'?")
print("yes/no")
choose = read()

if choose == "yes" then
redstone.setBundledOutput("left",1)
end

Bomb Bloke, on 04 February 2014 - 09:28 PM said:

-snip-

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'white'?")
print("yes/no")
print(" ")
choose = read()

if choose == "yes" then
redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
elseif choose == "no" then

print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
io.sleep(3.0)
print("Loading menu:")
print(".")
io.sleep(3.0)
term.clearLine()
print("..")
io.sleep(3.0)
term.clearLine()
print("...")
io.sleep(3.0)
print("Loading successful")
io.sleep(2.0)
exit()
end

elseif choose == "no" then

print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
io.sleep(3.0)
print("Loading menu:")
print(".")
io.sleep(3.0)
term.clearLine()
print("..")
io.sleep(3.0)
term.clearLine()
print("...")
io.sleep(3.0)
print("Loading successful")
io.sleep(2.0)
exit()
end

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'white'?")
print("yes/no")
print(" ")
choose = read()

if choose == "yes" then
  redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
elseif choose == "no" then
  print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
  sleep(3.0)
  print("Loading menu:")
  print(".")
  sleep(3.0)
  term.clearLine()
  print("..")
  sleep(3.0)
  term.clearLine()
  print("...")
  sleep(3.0)
  print("Loading successful")
  sleep(2.0)
  exit() -- unecessary
end

Bomb Bloke, on 05 February 2014 - 08:14 AM said:

What DOES it do?

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'white'?")
print("yes/no")
print(" ")
choose = read()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)


if choose == "yes" then
while true do
redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
sleep(13.0)
redstone.setOutput("top",false)
print("Item made")
end
elseif choose == "no" then

print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
sleep(3.0)
print("Loading menu:")
print(".")
sleep(3.0)
term.clearLine(3)
term.setCursorPos(1,3)
print("..")
sleep(3.0)
term.clearLine(3)
term.setCursorPos(1,3)
print("...")
sleep(3.0)
print("Loading successful")
sleep(2.0)

end

if choose == "yes" then
while true do
redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
sleep(13.0)
redstone.setOutput("top",false)
print("Item made")
end

if choose == "yes" then
  while true do
    redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
    sleep(13.0)
    redstone.setOutput("top",0)
    sleep(1)
    print("Item made")
  end

... elseif etc

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'white'?")
print("yes/no")
print(" ")
choose = read()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)


if choose == "yes" then
while true do
redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
sleep(13.0)
redstone.setBundledOutput("top",0) --redstone.setOutput("top",0) doesnt work either
sleep(1)
print("Item made")
end
elseif choose == "no" then

print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
sleep(3.0)
print("Loading menu:")
print(".")
sleep(3.0)
term.clearLine(3)
term.setCursorPos(1,3)
print("..")
sleep(3.0)
term.clearLine(3)
term.setCursorPos(1,3)
print("...")
sleep(3.0)
print("Loading successful")
sleep(2.0)

end

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'white'?")
print("yes/no")
print(" ")
choose = read()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)


if choose == "yes" then
  while true do
	redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
	print ("ON")  -- test line
	sleep(13.0)
	redstone.setBundledOutput("top",0)
	print ("OFF")  -- test line
	sleep(1)
	print("Item made")
  end
elseif choose == "no" then
  print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
  sleep(3.0)
  print("Loading menu:")
  print(".")
  sleep(3.0)
  term.clearLine(3)
  term.setCursorPos(1,3)
  print("..")
  sleep(3.0)
  term.clearLine(3)
  term.setCursorPos(1,3)
  print("...")
  sleep(3.0)
  print("Loading successful")
  sleep(2.0)
end

local function makeThings()
  while true do
	redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
	--print ("ON")  -- test line
	sleep(13)
	redstone.setBundledOutput("top",0)
	--print ("OFF")  -- test line
	sleep(1)
	print("Item made")
  end
end

local function waitForKey()
  while ({os.pullEvent("key")})[2] ~= keys.q do
  end
end

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'white'?")
print("yes/no")
print(" ")
local choose = read()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)

if choose == "yes" then
  parallel.waitForAny(makeThings,waitForKey)
elseif choose == "no" then
  print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
  sleep(3.0)
  print("Loading menu:")
  print(".")
  sleep(3.0)
  term.clearLine(3)
  term.setCursorPos(1,3)
  print("..")
  sleep(3.0)
  term.clearLine(3)
  term.setCursorPos(1,3)
  print("...")
  sleep(3.0)
  print("Loading successful")
  sleep(2.0)
end

local function waitForKey()
  while true do
	os.pullEvent("key")
  end
end

surferpup, on 05 February 2014 - 11:02 PM said:

To do this, you are going to need to use the parallel.api. However, you may not be ready for that technique. Your simplest way might be to have a lever. that, when on, will allow the while loop to go. When off, it stops the while loop. You can modify the while loop to be while redstone.testBundledInput(side, color) do where the color is the color of the rednet cable connected to the lever.

To do the key press thing, you will need to turn the while loop into a function and have a separate function wait for a key event. Here is your code, re-written (and cleaned up a bit, setting local variables and functions where appropriate) which accomplishes what you asked for:

local function makeThings()
  while true do
	redstone.setBundledOutput("top",1)
	--print ("ON")  -- test line
	sleep(13)
	redstone.setBundledOutput("top",0)
	--print ("OFF")  -- test line
	sleep(1)
	print("Item made")
  end
end

local function waitForKey()
  while ({os.pullEvent("key")})[2] ~= keys.q do
  end
end

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'white'?")
print("yes/no")
print(" ")
local choose = read()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)

if choose == "yes" then
  parallel.waitForAny(makeThings,waitForKey)
elseif choose == "no" then
  print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
  sleep(3.0)
  print("Loading menu:")
  print(".")
  sleep(3.0)
  term.clearLine(3)
  term.setCursorPos(1,3)
  print("..")
  sleep(3.0)
  term.clearLine(3)
  term.setCursorPos(1,3)
  print("...")
  sleep(3.0)
  print("Loading successful")
  sleep(2.0)
end

That will work the way you described. To quit, press the "q" key.

Mind you, there are more efficient ways to go about what you want to do, but this will work the way you want. I commented out the test print lines.

If you want to wait for any key, change the function waitForKey to this:

local function waitForKey()
  while true do
	os.pullEvent("key")
  end
end

Please make sure to up vote the responses to your question that helped you. Several people contributed to helping you on your project. They like the feedback :)/>

local function makeThings()
  while true do
    redstone.setBundledOutput("top",2)
    print("On")
    sleep(13)
    redstone.setBundledOutput("top",0)
    print("Off")
    sleep(1)
    print("Item made")
  end
end

local function waitForKey()
  while ({os.pullEvent("key")})[2] ~= keys.q do
  end
end

print("You sure you want to choose the output 'orange'?")
print("yes/no")
print(" ")
local choose = read()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)

if choose == "yes" then
  parallel.waitForAny(makeThings,waitForKey)
elseif choose == "no" then
  print("exiting to signal decision menu....")
  sleep(2)
  print("Loading menu:")
  print(".")
  sleep(3)
  term.clearLine(3)
  term.setCursorPos(1,3)
  print("..")
  sleep(3)
  term.clearLine(3)
  term.setCursorPos(1,3)
  print("...")
  sleep(3)
  print("Loading successful")
  sleep(2)
end

zedlander1000, on 06 February 2014 - 03:58 PM said:

thanks :)/> thanks alot! thanks all for your help. ps if i want to change the key, do i do key.<what key i want>?

keys.g