[Lua] Rednet Movie Message

Pharap, on 11 August 2012 - 05:46 AM said:

You could have each screen set up with a computer behind it and the computer could use rednet to relay your instructions from the control terminal to the monitor.

rednet.open("top")
rednet.broadcast("Play")
rednet.close("top")

rednet.open("top")
while true do
e, id, msg = os.pullEvent()
if e == "rednet_message" and  id == (id of controlling computer) and msg == "Play"  then
shell.run("monitor","back",(name of film program),(any arguments))
end
end
rednet.close("top")

Pharap, on 11 August 2012 - 06:22 AM said:

So basically you'd have one computer controlling it all. Say you had a program to play the films, it might look something like this:

—Control Terminal—-

rednet.broadcast("Play")

—-Receiving computer—-

screen = peripheral.wrap("back")
while true do
e, id, msg = os.pullEvent()
if e == "rednet_message" and  id == (id of controlling computer) and msg == "Play"  then
shell.run("monitor","back",(name of film program),(any arguments))
end
end

That's the basic idea, if you want anything more complicated, I'd need more time.

rednet.open ("back")
screen = peripheral.wrap ("front")
while true do
e, id, msg = os.pullevent
if e == rednet_message and id == (6) and msg == "Play" then
shell.run ("monitor", "front", (secretalongtimeago), ())
end
end

timyo24, on 11 August 2012 - 06:28 AM said:

Pharap, on 11 August 2012 - 06:22 AM said:

So basically you'd have one computer controlling it all. Say you had a program to play the films, it might look something like this:

—Control Terminal—-

rednet.broadcast("Play")

—-Receiving computer—-

screen = peripheral.wrap("back")
while true do
e, id, msg = os.pullEvent()
if e == "rednet_message" and  id == (id of controlling computer) and msg == "Play"  then
shell.run("monitor","back",(name of film program),(any arguments))
end
end

That's the basic idea, if you want anything more complicated, I'd need more time.

Alright i get that, so say id want to play the starwars film, id put at the end of the code, shell.run ("monitor", "front", (secret/alongtimeago)
did i get that right?

Pharap, on 11 August 2012 - 06:47 AM said:

timyo24, on 11 August 2012 - 06:28 AM said:

Pharap, on 11 August 2012 - 06:22 AM said:

So basically you'd have one computer controlling it all. Say you had a program to play the films, it might look something like this:

—Control Terminal—-

rednet.broadcast("Play")

—-Receiving computer—-

screen = peripheral.wrap("back")
while true do
e, id, msg = os.pullEvent()
if e == "rednet_message" and  id == (id of controlling computer) and msg == "Play"  then
shell.run("monitor","back",(name of film program),(any arguments))
end
end

That's the basic idea, if you want anything more complicated, I'd need more time.

Alright i get that, so say id want to play the starwars film, id put at the end of the code, shell.run ("monitor", "front", (secret/alongtimeago)
did i get that right?

Mostly, just do it with quotes instead of brakcets (I only put those in there to separate it from the rest of the code. )
So it would be: shell.run("monitor", "front", "secret/alongtimeago")
assuming of course that the computer is next to the monitor with the screen against it.

rednet.open ("back")
screen = peripheral.wrap ("front")
while true do
e, id, msg = os.pullEvent ()
if e == "rednet_message" and id == "6" and msg == "Play" then
shell.run ("monitor", "front", "secret/alongtimeago")
end
end

timyo24, on 11 August 2012 - 07:53 PM said:

rednet.open ("back")
screen = peripheral.wrap ("front")
while true do
e, id, msg = os.pullEvent ()
if e == "rednet_message" and id == "6" and msg == "Play" then
shell.run ("monitor", "front", "secret/alongtimeago")
end
end

Pharap, on 11 August 2012 - 08:05 PM said:

timyo24, on 11 August 2012 - 07:53 PM said:

rednet.open ("back")
screen = peripheral.wrap ("front")
while true do
e, id, msg = os.pullEvent ()
if e == "rednet_message" and id == "6" and msg == "Play" then
shell.run ("monitor", "front", "secret/alongtimeago")
end
end

The id number shouldn't be in quote marks as it's an actual number, not a string. Also you need to close rednet at the end or it will stay open indefinitely, thus when you rerun the open command, it will probably throw an error since rednet is already open.

Also, you don't necessarily need the screen.wrap (that was my fault, I was a bit tired at the time of writing so I wasn't thinking completely straight).

What side of the computer is touching the monitor? If you can see the screen, then it's not the front and you're trying to get the computer to run the program on a monitor that doesn't exist.

timyo24, on 11 August 2012 - 08:07 PM said:

Pharap, on 11 August 2012 - 08:05 PM said:

The id number shouldn't be in quote marks as it's an actual number, not a string. Also you need to close rednet at the end or it will stay open indefinitely, thus when you rerun the open command, it will probably throw an error since rednet is already open.

Also, you don't necessarily need the screen.wrap (that was my fault, I was a bit tired at the time of writing so I wasn't thinking completely straight).

What side of the computer is touching the monitor? If you can see the screen, then it's not the front and you're trying to get the computer to run the program on a monitor that doesn't exist.

The screen is touching the monitor, i have it set behind the monitor so the people cant see it.