2 posts
Posted 20 March 2012 - 09:01 AM
i get so frustrated by this whenever i try doing something like that i get some sort of error for this code it's
bios:206: [string "lock"]:10: syntax error
can anyone correct me where ever i am wrong in
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pass = "mypasswordhere"
write("password:")
read("*")
if input() == pass then
print("correct")
rs.setOutput("left", true)
sleep(5)
rs.setOutput("left", false)
os.shutdown()
else
print("wrong")
sleep(1)
print("next time get the password right")
rs.setOutput("right", true)
sleep(2)
rs.setOutput("right", false)
os.shutdown()
end
please help me
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Location
Portland OR
Posted 20 March 2012 - 09:11 AM
You called read() without assigning it to the var input
pass = "mypasswordhere"
write("password:")
local input = read("*") <----- updated
if input == pass then <---- removed extra ()s
print("correct")
rs.setOutput("left", true)
sleep(5)
rs.setOutput("left", false)
os.shutdown()
else
print("wrong")
sleep(1)
print("next time get the password right")
rs.setOutput("right", true)
sleep(2)
rs.setOutput("right", false)
os.shutdown()
end
2 posts
Posted 21 March 2012 - 02:22 AM
ok this works. BTW what does the local before input in the 3rd line suppose to do?
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Location
Portland OR
Posted 21 March 2012 - 03:15 AM
It makes it a local variable. Its good coding practice to use local vars vs global vars. Using global vars can cause some issues and they are a little slower then a local.