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Posted by Lethethar   (7 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Mon 28 Jul 2014 05:54 PM (UTC)
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Run-time error
World: test
Function/Sub: Prompt called by trigger
Reason: processing trigger "Prompt"
[string "Script file"]:6: bad argument #1 to 'next' (table expected, got nil)
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'next'
[string "Script file"]:6: in function <[string "Script file"]:1>
Error context in script:

this error resulted when testing for empty table with this code

function Prompt (thename, theoutput, wildcards, line)
iHP = wildcards [1]
iMovement = wildcards [2]
iCoins = wildcards [3]
if next(mobs) == nil then
mobsRemaining ()
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Posted by Fiendish   USA  (2,514 posts)  [Biography] bio   Global Moderator
Date Reply #1 on Mon 28 Jul 2014 06:46 PM (UTC)

Amended on Mon 28 Jul 2014 06:50 PM (UTC) by Fiendish

Message
Quote:
[string "Script file"]:6: bad argument #1 to 'next'

next(mobs)

argument #1 to next is mobs
Quote:
(table expected, got nil)

So next must be passed a table. You passed it mobs, which is apparently nil and not a table.
https://github.com/fiendish/aardwolfclientpackage
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (22,975 posts)  [Biography] bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #2 on Mon 28 Jul 2014 08:21 PM (UTC)
Message
Maybe test for nil first (ie. no table) and then next (mobs) to see if it is a table, but an empty one.
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Lethethar   (7 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Reply #3 on Tue 29 Jul 2014 01:23 AM (UTC)
Message
Thanks, Testing for nil then testing for empty table worked.
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