I need some programming help...

–Translation Notes: The 'x' in the TI version
–has become 'b'
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1, 1)
local n
local m
n = 1000
m = 30
print( "Highest Number: " ..n)
print( "Max Turns: " ..m)
os.sleep(3)
local b
local x
local a
local t
a = "nil"
x = math.random(1, n)
x = b
for t = 1, 3, 1 do –Make 3 'm' before finishing
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1, 1)
print( b )
print( "Turn: "..t )
print( "Last Guess: "..a )
print( " " )
print( "Guess a number!" )
a = read()
if a==b then
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1, 1)
print( "You win!" )
os.sleep(1)
break
end
end

if a==b then

--[[Translation Notes: The 'x' in the TI version
has become 'b'
]]

term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1, 1)
local n
local m
n = 1000
m = 30
print( "Highest Number: " ..n)
print( "Max Turns: " ..m)
os.sleep(3)
local b
local x
local a
local t
a = "nil"
x =math.random(1, n)
x = b
for t = 1, 3, 1 do --Make 3 'm' before finishing
  term.clear()
  term.setCursorPos(1, 1)
  print( b )
  print( "Turn: "..t )
  print( "Last Guess: "..a )
  print( " " )
  print( "Guess a number!" )
  a =read()
  if a==b then
	term.clear()
	term.setCursorPos(1, 1)
	print( "You win!" )
	os.sleep(1)
	break
  end
end

if a == b then

if tonumber(a) == b then

if a == tostring(B)/> then

Ignisfactorum, on 24 April 2014 - 11:29 PM said:

I am a noob, see, and I am just starting with Lua. I am trying to write a basic game program, as I have written on my TI-83.
Here is the code, and I will point out where I run aground.
I am going to assume that this is a problem with Lua being unable to check variables against themselves, or me not using the right command, or whatever.

–snip

But that part of the code can be cut out, and I will just not use 'b' at all. The only reason I did use it was to check if variables could carry over data like that. They can't.

Program can be found here: http://pastebin.com/9qSL2S09

you do this by using [ code] 

 any piece of code 

 your code here 

a = nil

 Just testing this 

 And this 

 Label A
Do stuff
Goto A 

function A()
  --Code
end

A()

while true do -- this is the basis for an infinite loop
  print("this is your code section") -- this will specifically print out "this is your code section" several times
  sleep(.5) -- it's important to use sleeps
end -- ends the while loop