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[Zenon]

Hi all! I decided to make an autoupdater, and figured it best to only make it one program. I also figured that I may aswell make it in my api so I dont have to have an entirely seperate program. The problem comes in when I do this:

Spoiler

You can see I was messing around a bit to try and narrow down the error

function updateCheck()
--shell.run("pastebin", "run", "GVZYhGTS")
--if enderdiceupdate == true then
  --shell.run("pastebin", "get", program.."link", "updatetest")
    shell.run("pastebin", "get", "KXRzGDcC", "updatecheck")
--end
end

Now, running this normally will work . . . Just not when I load it as an api. Anyone know how I would get that to work?

Note: It returns the error

attempt to index nil ? (a nil value)

And I can use other functions in my api, so it isnt that.
--Wont be on again until tomorrow so dont think Im ignoring you if you reply. Thanks in advance!

Edited by theMCcm, 21 July 2015 - 04:48 PM.

[H4X0RZ]

Are you calling the function just as checkUpdate() outside the API or as APINAME.checkUpdate()?

--Derp. You said you can access other API functions...--

I think the shell API is not "exposed" to other APIs. Try using os.run maybe.

Edited by H4X0RZ, 21 July 2015 - 03:08 AM.

[Lyqyd]

The shell "API" is an interface exposed to programs running under a shell instance, not an actual API that's available globally. For such a simple task, use http.get instead of os.run.

[Zenon]

H4X0RZ, on 21 July 2015 - 03:06 AM, said:

Are you calling the function just as checkUpdate() outside the API or as APINAME.checkUpdate()?

--Derp. You said you can access other API functions...--

I think the shell API is not "exposed" to other APIs. Try using os.run maybe.

Lyqyd, on 21 July 2015 - 04:01 AM, said:

The shell "API" is an interface exposed to programs running under a shell instance, not an actual API that's available globally. For such a simple task, use http.get instead of os.run.

Thanks guys!

Edit: Heh. Thats way above my paygrade, Ill just use a seperate program until Im a little more into lua lol

Edited by theMCcm, 21 July 2015 - 05:15 PM.