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name:15: bad argument: string expected, got nil

Started by ComputerCraftFan11, 30 May 2012 - 10:59 PM

ComputerCraftFan11 #1

718 posts

Location Hawaii

Posted 31 May 2012 - 12:59 AM

I was trying to make a program with a little path that follows you but it keeps erroring when i move.

Code:
http://pastebin.com/HaRy5nEN

MysticT #2

1604 posts

Posted 31 May 2012 - 01:08 AM

The problem is here:
minedX = string.sub(mined, 1, string.find("/")-1)
You forgot the first parameter for string.find()

Also on line 16:
minedY = string.sub(mined, string.find("/")+1, string.len(mined))

ComputerCraftFan11 #3

718 posts

Location Hawaii

Posted 31 May 2012 - 01:31 AM

MysticT, on 31 May 2012 - 01:08 AM said:
The problem is here:
minedX = string.sub(mined, 1, string.find("/")-1)
You forgot the first parameter for string.find()

Also on line 16:
minedY = string.sub(mined, string.find("/")+1, string.len(mined))

Thanks, forgot about that