Can't tell what is wrong

x = 0
function oneline()
local g = 0
  repeat
   turtle.dig()
   turtle.forward()
  until local g == width
end
function layor()
oneline()
end

print("Enter hight")
hight = read()
print("Enter Width")
width = read()
oneline()
end

i get unexpected symbol.. i can't find where tho any help would be great, this is just the start of a program

i am fairly new at lua

You don't need the end at the end of the code.

You also don't need the local in the until statement

x = 0
function oneline()
local g = 0
  repeat
   turtle.dig()
   turtle.forward()
  until g == width
end
function layor()
oneline()
end

print("Enter hight")
hight = read()
print("Enter Width")
width = read()
oneline()

thank you, ill test

it worked. kind of
now my turtle will just go in a strait line forever

You're not adding anything to g during the repeat loop in the oneline function, so it never reaches width.

o! i should have seen that, thanks
EDIT: still isnt working

x = 0
function oneline()
local g = 0
  repeat
   turtle.dig()
   turtle.forward()
   g = g+1
  until g == width
end
function layor()
oneline()
end

print("Enter hight")
hight = read()
print("Enter Width")
width = read()
oneline()

The read is probably setting the input as a string and not a number Try this.

print("Enter hight")
hight = tonumber(read())
print("Enter Width")
width = tonumber(read())

works now, thanks, ill continue this, so stick around

ima back, i get unexpected symbol again

x = 0
function oneline()
local g = 0
  repeat
   turtle.dig()
   turtle.forward()
   g = g+1
  until g == width
end
function layor()
repeat
  oneline()
  turtle.turnRight()
  turtle.dig()
  turtle.forward()
  x = x+1
  oneline()
  turtle.turnLeft()
  turtle.dig()
  turtle.forward()
  x = x+1
until x = width/2
end

print("Enter hight")
hight = tonumber(read())
print("Enter Width")
width = tonumber(read())
oneline()

In your layor function:

until x = width/2

The "=" should be "==".

until x == width/2

o! forgot about that

The turtle will now not stop digging that first layor

x = tonumber(0)
function oneline()
local g = 0
  repeat
   turtle.dig()
   turtle.forward()
   g = g+1
  until g == width
end
function layor()
repeat
  oneline()
  turtle.turnRight()
  turtle.dig()
  turtle.forward()
  turtle.turnRight()
  x = x+1
  oneline()
  turtle.turnLeft()
  turtle.dig()
  turtle.forward()
  turtle.turnLeft()
  x = x+1
until x == width/2
end

print("Enter hight")
hight = tonumber(read())
print("Enter Width")
width = tonumber(read())
layor()

If you're using CC versions 1.4 or above, turtles need fuel.

Place some coal, wood, a lava bucket or anything refuelable in the turtle's inventory, and type "refuel" in the console.

You can also refuel automatically from within your programs, if you prefer. There's more info on the wiki.

im using tekkit, so its not 1.4 the thing is, my turtle will dig like this

XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX

Is what it is ment to mine, it mines

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX….
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX….
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx….

Oh, I see what you mean. In your layor() function, it checks to see if x will equal width/2, however there's a chance that you enter in an odd number for width, which, divided by 2, gives a decimal.

So if you enter in 7, width/2 is 3.5.

The script goes:

1.. 2.. 3..

so then we check to see if we're at 3.5, but nope, it just skips it and goes to 4

5.. 6.. 7.. 8.. 9.. 10.. 11…

see what I mean? It's better to check if it's greater than, or equal to a number we don't actually know is going to be whole.

until x >= width/2

that, or just floor it. math.floor() goes down to the next whole number from the current decimal. So 2.1 goes to 2, and 2.9 goes to 2.

until x == math.floor(width/2)

ok

x = tonumber(0)
function oneline()
local g = 0
  repeat
   turtle.dig()
   turtle.forward()
   g = g+1
  until g == width
end
function layor()
repeat
  oneline()
  turtle.turnRight()
  turtle.dig()
  turtle.forward()
  turtle.turnRight()
  x = x+1
  oneline()
  turtle.turnLeft()
  turtle.dig()
  turtle.forward()
  turtle.turnLeft()
  x = x+1
until x == math.floor(width/2)
end

print("Enter hight")
hight = tonumber(read())
print("Enter Width")
width = tonumber(read())
layor()

still does it

Try the >= symbol then.

ok