How to automatically go to the next slot

Hello everybody!
First of all, sorry for my bad English.
I am currently working on a program that builds a wall for my house. But I don't want to refill it every second so I need a code that automatically goes to the next slot when the first slot is empty. I tried it but with no success. Can someone help me?
Thanks :)/>

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 10:47 AM said:

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

it's

turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)

;)/>

This shouldn't be that difficult. Have a variable that stores the current slot it uses and before each place have an if statement like this:

itemCount = turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)
if itemCount == 0 then
    slotNum = slotNum + 1
    turtle.select(slotNum)
end
-- Then the placing the blocks code here

This should work, give it a try and give us the feedback :)/>

remiX, on 17 December 2012 - 10:52 AM said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 10:47 AM said:

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

it's

turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)

;)/>

sorry for the quick typing, typo :P/>

you could make it loop;

local function getSlot(min, start)
	if min == nil then min = 0 end
	if start == nil then start = 1 end
	for i=start,16 do
		if turtle.getSlotCount(i) >= min then return i end
	end
	return -1
end

Usage would be:

local slot = getSlot()

this would get the first of any slot to have above 0 items, or -1 if none was found (using defaults)

or:

local slot = getSlot(minimumItemCount, startingSlotNumber)

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 11:01 AM said:

remiX, on 17 December 2012 - 10:52 AM said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 10:47 AM said:

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

it's

turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)

;)/>

sorry for the quick typing, typo :P/>

A typo is a typing error/mistake. You just didn't know what it was :P/> So I wouldn't call it a typo ;)/>

Sorry if this sounds cocky xD

remiX, on 17 December 2012 - 11:15 AM said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 11:01 AM said:

remiX, on 17 December 2012 - 10:52 AM said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 10:47 AM said:

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

it's

turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)

;)/>

sorry for the quick typing, typo :P/>

A typo is a typing error/mistake. You just didn't know what it was :P/> So I wouldn't call it a typo ;)/>

Sorry if this sounds cocky xD

I use it all the time. i think i know how to use it.

And in normal size. Sorry if this sounds cocky xD … but I dont care :P/>

Well read the link to typo… Am I not right? uhuh

lets just agree to disagree or call it a lapse in judgement or something and move on, and stop clogging up this with nothing