plz help!

http://pastebin.com/upNsut8z
im trying to make a clock to turn on rp lights at certain times

You need another end at the end of the file.

the code runs just never turns the lamp on at 12

Try changing it to if time == 12 then

nope the program runs but when the clock hits 12 it doesn't turn the light on

Try putting quotes around 12:00.

As brett says, try using quotes (it will work because time is a string, not a number) but you will also need to add AM or PM. if you want it to change at every 12 then try this:

-- You only need to wrap and set the scale of the monitor once
m = peripheral.wrap("left")
m.setTextScale(1)
m.clear()
while true do
    m.setCursorPos(1,1)
    m.clearLine()
    time = textutils.formatTime (os.time(), false)
    m.write(time)
    if string.sub(time, 1, string.find(time, ":")-1) == "12" then
        rs.setBundledOutput("back", 1)
    end
    sleep(1)
end

remiX, on 02 January 2013 - 10:00 PM said:

As brett says, try using quotes (it will work because time is a string, not a number) but you will also need to add AM or PM. if you want it to change at every 12 then try this:

-- You only need to wrap and set the scale of the monitor once
m = peripheral.wrap("left")
m.setTextScale(1)
m.clear()
while true do
	m.setCursorPos(1,1)
	m.clearLine()
	time = textutils.formatTime (os.time(), false)
	m.write(time)
	if string.sub(time, 1, string.find(time, ":")-1) == "12" then
		rs.setBundledOutput("back", 1)
	end
	sleep(1)
end

Woah. I just learned something new with strings in that if statement you made there. Never really bothered learning the.. String API, is it?

brett122798, on 02 January 2013 - 10:05 PM said:

Woah. I just learned something new with strings in that if statement you made there. Never really bothered learning the.. String API, is it?

Yeah, it's very, very useful :D/>

remiX, on 02 January 2013 - 10:07 PM said:

brett122798, on 02 January 2013 - 10:05 PM said:

Woah. I just learned something new with strings in that if statement you made there. Never really bothered learning the.. String API, is it?

Yeah, it's very, very useful :D/>

I see, but whenever I see someone use it, it looks so complicated. That's why I've never bothered looking at it. I should probably learn now, may come in handy for my Siri program I'm making. :P/>