Can't Display Text Program on Monitor While Running

I can't figure out how to make this pastebin http://pastebin.com/DWg5d7wJ be displayed on my monitor while it's running. I don't want it to use monitor <side> <program>. It needs it to be like this pastebin http://pastebin.com/fVJe04E4 where it automatically runs on the monitor. I have tried changing the "term" to "mon" but that still didn't help. Right now it only runs on the computer. If anyone could help me with this it would be a hug help.

Add this as the first line of your code:

local mon = peripheral.find "monitor"

Then add this line after your term.write call:

mon.write(obj.text[cnt])

AgentE382, on 15 December 2014 - 12:56 AM said:

Add this as the first line of your code:

local mon = peripheral.find "monitor"

Then add this line after your term.write call:

mon.write(obj.text[cnt])

Ok I put that in http://pastebin.com/DWg5d7wJ but I'm getting this error startup:1: attempt to call nil

What version of CC do you have? It sounds like your version doesn't have peripheral.find.

Here's a replacement

function find( sType )
  local found = {}
  for k, v in pairs( peripheral.getNames() ) do
    if peripheral.getType( v ) == sType then
      found[ #found + 1 ] = peripheral.wrap( v )
    end
  end
  return unpack( found )
end

KingofGamesYami, on 15 December 2014 - 04:12 AM said:

What version of CC do you have? It sounds like your version doesn't have peripheral.find.

Here's a replacement

function find( sType )
  local found = {}
  for k, v in pairs( peripheral.getNames() ) do
	if peripheral.getType( v ) == sType then
	  found[ #found + 1 ] = peripheral.wrap( v )
	end
  end
  return unpack( found )
end

I'm currently using this on a tekkit classic server 1.2.5 I think the computercraft version is 1.3.2

Where do i put that? Just as the first line of code?

Mr_Cony, on 15 December 2014 - 04:28 AM said:

KingofGamesYami, on 15 December 2014 - 04:12 AM said:

-snip-

I'm currently using this on a tekkit classic server 1.2.5 I think the computercraft version is 1.3.2

Where do i put that? Just as the first line of code?

Yeah, that explains it.

Put it before the first line, then replace peripheral.find with find.

I'm not sure that version has .getNames either. You'll probably need to iterate the table returned by rs.getSides(), which is sufficient, as that version does not include networking cables.

KingofGamesYami, on 15 December 2014 - 04:12 AM said:

Yeah, that explains it.

Put it before the first line, then replace peripheral.find with find.

Did that still not working…. My current pastebin http://pastebin.com/DWg5d7wJ If we can't get this code to work, would you mind coding a new one for me? I'd really appreciate it!

function find( sType )
  local found = {}
  for k, v in pairs( rs.getSides() ) do
        if peripheral.getType( v ) == sType then
          found[ #found + 1 ] = peripheral.wrap( v )
        end
  end
  return unpack( found )
end
local mon = find( "monitor" )

You forgot to use my function.

KingofGamesYami, on 15 December 2014 - 11:53 PM said:

function find( sType )
  local found = {}
  for k, v in pairs( rs.getSides() ) do
		if peripheral.getType( v ) == sType then
		  found[ #found + 1 ] = peripheral.wrap( v )
		end
  end
  return unpack( found )
end
local mon = find( "monitor" )

You forgot to use my function.

:/ Ok this is the exact code I'm using. Lines 2-11 are what you told me to put in and it's still not working.

textscrolling = function()
function find( sType )
local found = {}
for k, v in pairs( rs.getSides() ) do
if peripheral.getType( v ) == sType then
found[ #found + 1 ] = peripheral.wrap( v )
end
end
return unpack( found )
end
local mon = find( "monitor" )
local obj ={}
obj.front = {}
obj.text = {}
obj.text.add = function(text)
obj.text[table.maxn(obj.text)+1] = text
obj.front[table.maxn(obj.front)+1] = 1
end
obj.write = function()
for cnt = 1, table.maxn(obj.text) do
local w,h = term.getSize()
if (obj.front[cnt]-1 < -string.len(obj.text[cnt])) then obj.front[cnt] = w end
obj.front[cnt] = obj.front[cnt] - 1
term.setCursorPos(obj.front[cnt],cnt)
term.write(obj.text[cnt])
–if (obj.front[cnt]+1==w) then obj.front[cnt] = 1 else obj.front[cnt] = obj.front[cnt] + 1 end
–term.write(string.sub(string.rep(obj.text[cnt],2),obj.front[cnt],string.len(obj.text[cnt])))
–if (obj.front[cnt]+1==string.len(obj.text[cnt])) then obj.front[cnt] = 1 else obj.front[cnt] = obj.front[cnt] + 1 end
end
end
return obj
end
local var = textscrolling()
var.text.add("Welcome to Slick MC!")
var.text.add("Remember to vote for food, diamonds, and MK3 Collectors!!!")
var.text.add("Our Website - http://slickmc.enjin.com/")
while true do
term.clear()
var.write()
sleep(0.1)
end