Working on yet another card game.

After your guys help with blackjack, I've decided I'd do a more in depth game. I need a program that outputs 1 of 6 random signals to separate dispensers. I need it so that i can use one bundle and just pull individual colors off the line with insulated wire as i go down; preferably white, grey, blue, green, red and black . I know I ask a lot, but I'll gladly give you credit for it in my video and where ever I use it.

local result = math.random(1,6)
if result == 1 then
rs.setBundledOutput("back",colors.white)
sleep(.5)
rs.setOutput("back",0)
elseif result == 2 then
rs.setBundledOutput("back",colors.grey)
sleep(.5)
rs.setOutput("back",0)
elseif result == 3 then
rs.setBundledOutput("back",colors.blue)
sleep(.5)
rs.setOutput("back",0)
elseif result == 4 then
rs.setBundledOutput("back",colors.green)
sleep(.5)
rs.setOutput("back",0)
elseif result == 5 then
rs.setBundledOutput("back",colors.red)
sleep(.5)
rs.setOutput("back",0)
elseif result == 6 then
rs.setBundledOutput("back",colors.black)
sleep(.5)
rs.setOutput("back",0)
end

Put that sucker in your code, and Viola! Randomness complete!

Shorter version, using a table:

local tColors = { colors.white, colors.grey, colors.blue, colors.green, colors.red, colors.black }
local c = tColors[math.random(1, #tColors)]
rs.setBundledOutput("back", c)
sleep(0.5)
rs.setBundledOutput("back", 0)
sleep(0.5)

Also, it works for any number of colors.

Here is how i make the deck btw

[media]http://youtu.be/uj1IO3lI1kc[/media]

tried both, got errors.
Myst yours-
"bios:206: [string "deal"]:5: unfinished string"
Cran yours-
"draw:7: bad argument: int expected, got nil"
solutions?

Subtle issue with UK vs US spelling and the colors api.

It's colors.gray not colors.grey

MysticT's code seems fine to me, are you sure you have both quotes on rs.setBundledOutput("back", 0)?

Same problem in Mystic's code, but less obvious because it will only fail randomly.

did you also check Fatal_Exception's suggestion? it is correct as well

it is probably the issue because MysticT's code will only fail if that value is selected but Cranium's would always fail if a color value is wrong

Yeah, the UK spelling is one hurdle to have to randomly fix. Silly Europe. :)/>/>

With mysticT's code I get an error,
"deal:1: attempt to index ? (a number value)"
This is after i fixed 2 other errors :l

It looks like the colors api table was overwriten with a number (you have something like "colors = something"). Try rebooting the computer and running the code again.

MysticT, on 21 September 2012 - 01:04 AM said:

It looks like the colors api table was overwriten with a number (you have something like "colors = something"). Try rebooting the computer and running the code again.

problem persists…

Post the code you're using, and anything that runs before it (like startup).

MysticT, on 21 September 2012 - 03:04 AM said:

Post the code you're using, and anything that runs before it (like startup).

i got it :)/>/> made a very unnoticeable typo