running the secret movie by a press of a buttom

Hello guys!
im working on makeing a cinema in minecraft running the secret movie in computer craft, and i cant get it to work.
What i have tryed to do so far is following:

while true do
rs.getInput("left")
  then do
shell.run("monitor", "right", "thesecretmovie that i wont reveal here")
end
end

can some 1 please help me make it work? i would appreciate it alot :)/>/>
Thanks!
Regard Plazter

This should work, I haven't tested though

while true do
if rs.getInput("left") then

shell.run("monitor", "right", "thesecretmovie that i wont reveal here")
end
end

I think what you need is something like this:

while true do
if rs.getInput("left") == true
then do
shell.run("monitor", "right","/s*****/alo*******go")
end
end

P.S. I made that with no testing so there is a chance it might not work.

I'm not positive whether or not you need the "== true" but I have a hunch that you might not… but try both.

Yeah but I am not sure so I writed it, if it does not work try with 1 "=" or with no "== true".

I've never done something like this, but you can try:

while true do
   if rs.getInput("left") then
   shell.run("monitor","right", "secretmovie")
   end
end

Should work. os.pullEvent("redstone") might work as well, if you only want to play this one.

*edit: I've been ninja'd. three times.

Teraminer, on 01 September 2012 - 07:20 PM said:

Yeah but I am not sure so I writed it, if it does not work try with 1 "=" or with no "== true".

You always have to use two "=" when comparing something, so one "=" would never work.

Acualy now that I saw your script it looks right to me.

(we are both online aren't we :)/>/>)

Lettuce, on 01 September 2012 - 07:20 PM said:

I've never done something like this, but you can try:

while true do
   if rs.getInput("left") then
   shell.run("monitor","right", "secretmovie")
   end
end

Should work. os.pullEvent("redstone") might work as well, if you only want to play this one.

*edit: I've been ninja'd. three times.

ya sorry :)/>/>

Teraminer, on 01 September 2012 - 07:22 PM said:

Acualy now that I saw your script it looks right to me.

(we are both online aren't we :)/>/>)

yep B)/>/>

Lettuce, on 01 September 2012 - 07:20 PM said:

I've never done something like this, but you can try:

while true do
   if rs.getInput("left") then
   shell.run("monitor","right", "secretmovie")
   end
end

Should work. os.pullEvent("redstone") might work as well, if you only want to play this one.

*edit: I've been ninja'd. three times.

Acualy this looks right to me.

Lettuce, on 01 September 2012 - 07:20 PM said:

I've never done something like this, but you can try:

while true do
   if rs.getInput("left") then
   shell.run("monitor","right", "secretmovie")
   end
end

Should work. os.pullEvent("redstone") might work as well, if you only want to play this one.

*edit: I've been ninja'd. three times.

awesome man! that was easy to fix :)/>/>!

EDIT: Thanks to all for dropping in and drop me some help! B)/>/>

Teraminer, on 01 September 2012 - 07:23 PM said:

Lettuce, on 01 September 2012 - 07:20 PM said:

I've never done something like this, but you can try:

while true do
   if rs.getInput("left") then
   shell.run("monitor","right", "secretmovie")
   end
end

Should work. os.pullEvent("redstone") might work as well, if you only want to play this one.

*edit: I've been ninja'd. three times.

Acualy this looks right to me.

that's the same as mine

We are all posting at the same time. This person has several suggestions, all or none of which should work. You don't need "== true" it's unnecessary. It works, but is redundant.
if rs.getinput("left") == true do
returns exactly the same as:
if rs.getinput("left") do

I learned that a short while back.

*edit: MatrixMage, I posted that about 3 seconds after yours, when I saw no replies. I didn't try to steal it, we had the same idea at the same time.

Lettuce, on 01 September 2012 - 07:28 PM said:

We are all posting at the same time. This person has several suggestions, all or none of which should work. You don't nee "== true" it's unnecessary. It works, but is redundant.
if rs.getinput("left") == true do
returns exactly the same as:
if rs.getinput("left") do

I learned that a short while back.

that's what I thought, I had seen it on some other code I saw here