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chrispy · #1 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 02:53 PM

Right, feel free to flame, Im at the end of my tether.
Whilst working on wormz (in bed, on my psp (if you dont know, wormz is DOS worms for PSP), I wrote the most simple while statement in existance, which comes into play in all lua programs, at least all of my lua programs anyway:
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Code:

while true do
  pad = controls.read()
  screen:blit(0, 0, ui)
  screen:print(173 ,78, "XXXXXXXX", red)
  screen:print(145 ,100, "XXXXXXXX", yellow)
  screen:print(166, 192, "XXXXXXXX", yellow)
  screen.flip()
  if pad:start() then break end
end

So please, dear god, why doesnt this work???

I tried running it direct from lowser, which was its usual helpful self (no script found)

I ran it in ttlde, and I got Function arguments expected, I think.

Please help me, Im still hungover

2.6,CRACKED! · #2 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 03:09 PM

u need 2 include what the colour is e.g

red=Color.new(255,0,0)

chrispy · #3 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 03:12 PM

Thats outside the loop.
Thanks though.

No, the problem is with the while loop I think

2.6,CRACKED! · #4 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 03:14 PM

can u show da whole code?

chrispy · #5 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 03:19 PM

Id Rather not, its kinda a work in progress and I dont want to reveal any of the code of the project that cant be learnt in 5 minutes.

Seirously, its a problem with that loop Methinks.

edit: Theres a thing about the screen:clear. I deleted that, and it sorta works now...?

Well it worked, but why did screen:clear mess it up?