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Chest monitor

Started by HyperGamer925, 03 April 2015 - 05:12 PM

HyperGamer925 #1

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 07:12 PM

I want to make something that will list the items in a specific chest, can anyone help me do that?

KingofGamesYami #2

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 08:43 PM

Step 1: Get OpenPeripherals
Step 2: Place chest to the right of a computer
Step 3:


openp/docs right

Step 4: Varies depending on your OpenPeripherals version.

HyperGamer925 #3

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 09:06 PM

I tried to print getAllStacks() in a program and it gave me a table

artman41 #4

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 10:33 PM

KingofGamesYami, on 03 April 2015 - 08:43 PM said:
Step 1: Get OpenPeripherals
Step 2: Place chest to the right of a computer
Step 3:
openp/docs right
Step 4: Varies depending on your OpenPeripherals version.

How would you go about saving this to a file? The function always returns true so it always saves True to a file :/

Lupus590 #5

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 10:43 PM

look up how to use the file system API

Edited on 03 April 2015 - 08:44 PM

Bomb Bloke #6

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 10:56 PM

artman41, on 03 April 2015 - 10:33 PM said:
How would you go about saving this to a file? The function always returns true so it always saves True to a file :/

Sounds like you might want to try some different functions?