I get a :12: expected string, number {solved}

hello there fellow Coders I am attempting to build the ultimate Lock for a piston Door that will secure my applied energistics Core and only allow certain people to enter and leave… the build uses project red bundled wires and the open periphial sensor. I tried everything to get this to work but to no success.. I keep getting the error DoorLock:12: Expected String, Number…
please help

local sensor = peripheral.wrap("top")
local output = ("right")
local initial = ("colors.combine(colors.white, colors.orange)")
local minX = ("-5")
local maxX = ("5")
local minY = ("5")
local MaxY = ("5")
local MinZ = ("-2")
local MaxZ = ("2")
redstone.setBundledOutput(output,initial)
function getLocation()
info = sensor.getPlayerData(name)
pos = info.position
if pos.x >= minX and pos.x <= maxX and
pos.y >= minY and pos.y <= maxY and
pos.z >= minZ and pos.z <= maxZ then
redstone.setBundledOutput(output1, not initial)
end
end
while true do
players = sensor.getPlayerNames()
if players == 0 then
redstone.setBundledOutput(output1, initial)
sleep(0.7)
else
if name == "name1" then
getLocation()
break
else
if name == "name2" then
getLocation()
break
else
if name == "name3" then
getLocation()
break
else
if name == "name4" then
getLocation()
break
end
end
end
sleep(0.5)
end
end
end

I'm guessing you've got some spacing in there that's different from what you posted, since line 12 couldn't error like that. This line could though:

redstone.setBundledOutput(output,initial)

..and most certainly would, since your initial is

local initial = ("colors.combine(colors.white, colors.orange)")

And should be

local initial = colors.combine(colors.white, colors.orange)

(You can remove the parenthesis from all your variable declarations FYI)

that worked, now I get a new error ("face Palm")

.temp:25: attempt to call nil

I never heard of that before?

Again, your 25th line couldn't throw that error. I suspect you've spelled getLocation incorrectly somewhere, as that's called on lines close to that one.

attempt to call nil means you are trying to use a function that doesn't exist. For example, if I created a program like this:

thisisafunctionidoubtanyonewouldevermake()

It'd throw that error (filename:1:attempt to call nil)

thank you for the help KingofGamesYami :)/>