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[Moortexz]

Hello everybody!
First of all, sorry for my bad English.
I am currently working on a program that builds a wall for my house. But I don't want to refill it every second so I need a code that automatically goes to the next slot when the first slot is empty. I tried it but with no success. Can someone help me?
Thanks

[theoriginalbit]

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

[remiX]

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 10:47 AM, said:

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

it's

turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)

This shouldn't be that difficult. Have a variable that stores the current slot it uses and before each place have an if statement like this:

itemCount = turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)
if itemCount == 0 then
    slotNum = slotNum + 1
    turtle.select(slotNum)
end
-- Then the placing the blocks code here

This should work, give it a try and give us the feedback

[theoriginalbit]

remiX, on 17 December 2012 - 10:52 AM, said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 10:47 AM, said:

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

it's

turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)

sorry for the quick typing, typo

[billysback]

you could make it loop;

local function getSlot(min, start)
	if min == nil then min = 0 end
	if start == nil then start = 1 end
	for i=start,16 do
		if turtle.getSlotCount(i) >= min then return i end
	end
	return -1
end

Usage would be:

local slot = getSlot()

this would get the first of any slot to have above 0 items, or -1 if none was found (using defaults)

or:

local slot = getSlot(minimumItemCount, startingSlotNumber)

[remiX]

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:

remiX, on 17 December 2012 - 10:52 AM, said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 10:47 AM, said:

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

it's

turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)

sorry for the quick typing, typo

A typo is a typing error/mistake. You just didn't know what it was So I wouldn't call it a typo

Sorry if this sounds cocky xD

[theoriginalbit]

remiX, on 17 December 2012 - 11:15 AM, said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:

remiX, on 17 December 2012 - 10:52 AM, said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 10:47 AM, said:

try using an if statement with turtle.getSlotCount() which returns how many items are in the slot. then just use turtle.select() to change the slot.

it's

turtle.getItemCount(slotNum)

sorry for the quick typing, typo

A typo is a typing error/mistake. You just didn't know what it was So I wouldn't call it a typo

Sorry if this sounds cocky xD

I use it all the time. i think i know how to use it.

And in normal size. Sorry if this sounds cocky xD ... but I dont care

[remiX]

Well read the link to typo... Am I not right? uhuh

[theoriginalbit]

lets just agree to disagree or call it a lapse in judgement or something and move on, and stop clogging up this with nothing