[SOLVED]attempt to call global 'index' a table value.

that is the error I'm getting from this;

function index()
  if index ~= nil then
	index = nil
	index = inventory.list()
  else inventory.list()
  end
end

why is that?
as the name implies this is just a function used to update the index table of all items inside a chest.

You have a variable name collision, using local variables will help.

Side note, what is the goal of that function?

Also, are all these ask a pro posts you are making the same program?

You are overwriting your function and turning it into a table, when you try calling the function again it fails because its not a function anymore.

function index()
    index = {}
end
print("index is a " .. type(index))
index() -- ok
print("index is a " .. type(index))
index() -- fails, index is a table, not a function anymore

Lupus590, on 25 February 2020 - 11:12 AM said:

You have a variable name collision, using local variables will help.

k, thanks. I'm realy inexperienced with tables

Lupus590, on 25 February 2020 - 11:12 AM said:

Side note, what is the goal of that function?

it is to index an inventory i.e. chests or storage crates -is for a storage management program-

Lupus590, on 25 February 2020 - 11:12 AM said:

Also, are all these ask a pro posts you are making the same program?

maybe… maybe not.

Stekeblad, on 25 February 2020 - 11:16 AM said:

You are overwriting your function and turning it into a table, when you try calling the function again it fails because its not a function anymore.

thanks, I really needed you to point that out… that's exactly my issue

with kind regards
-qwerty