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Input

Started by CreeperWiz, 22 February 2015 - 01:59 AM

CreeperWiz #1

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Posted 22 February 2015 - 02:59 AM

How do I recive input from a keyboard. For example I want to make a program with a guy to change labels.

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Posted 22 February 2015 - 04:25 AM

To get input from the user via keyboard, you would use read. To change the computer label you'd use the OS API.

For example…


term.write("Enter new label: ")
local newLabel = read()
if newLabel then os.setComputerLabel(newLabel) end

Edited on 22 February 2015 - 03:27 AM

CreeperWiz #3

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Posted 22 February 2015 - 09:55 PM

Dog, on 22 February 2015 - 04:25 AM said:
To get input from the user via keyboard, you would use read. To change the computer label you'd use the OS API.

For example…
term.write("Enter new label: ")
local newLabel = read()
if newLabel then os.setComputerLabel(newLabel) end

Ik i can use the label change thing. It was a example. Also Thank you a lot :)/> !