Cant Use Pastebin In An API?

Hi all! I decided to make an autoupdater, and figured it best to only make it one program. I also figured that I may aswell make it in my api so I dont have to have an entirely seperate program. The problem comes in when I do this:

Spoiler

You can see I was messing around a bit to try and narrow down the error

function updateCheck()
--shell.run("pastebin", "run", "GVZYhGTS")
--if enderdiceupdate == true then
  --shell.run("pastebin", "get", program.."link", "updatetest")
    shell.run("pastebin", "get", "KXRzGDcC", "updatecheck")
--end
end

Now, running this normally will work . . . Just not when I load it as an api. Anyone know how I would get that to work?

Note: It returns the error

attempt to index nil ? (a nil value)

And I can use other functions in my api, so it isnt that.
–Wont be on again until tomorrow so dont think Im ignoring you if you reply. Thanks in advance!

Are you calling the function just as checkUpdate() outside the API or as APINAME.checkUpdate()?

–Derp. You said you can access other API functions…–

I think the shell API is not "exposed" to other APIs. Try using os.run maybe.

The shell "API" is an interface exposed to programs running under a shell instance, not an actual API that's available globally. For such a simple task, use http.get instead of os.run.

H4X0RZ, on 21 July 2015 - 04:06 AM said:

Are you calling the function just as checkUpdate() outside the API or as APINAME.checkUpdate()?

–Derp. You said you can access other API functions…–

I think the shell API is not "exposed" to other APIs. Try using os.run maybe.

Lyqyd, on 21 July 2015 - 05:01 AM said:

The shell "API" is an interface exposed to programs running under a shell instance, not an actual API that's available globally. For such a simple task, use http.get instead of os.run.

Thanks guys!

Edit: Heh. Thats way above my paygrade, Ill just use a seperate program until Im a little more into lua lol