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[LuaEclipser]

i am making (yes, ANOTHER) an os and i am COMPLETELY stuck on the desktop.

i painted a pic in paint. named it .desktop

then did this.

desk = paintutils.loadImage(".desktop")
paintutils.drawImage(desk,1,1)

i get error;

paintutils:92:attempt to get length of nil

i uninstalled and reinstalled cc

halp?

[Sammich Lord]

Did you check that .desktop is in the same directory that the script you are running is? You should also use exact paths.

[LuaEclipser]

it is;


whats an exact path?

[Sammich Lord]

For instance: "/.desktop" instead of ".desktop". This insures it accesses the file from that directory instead of the directory it was ran from.

[LuaEclipser]

still same error

[Sammich Lord]

Just looked at the API. It is trying to get the length of a table that does not exist meaning that it could not save the image to the file.
Mind giving the contents of ".desktop"?

[LuaEclipser]

ok

[LuaEclipser]

http://pastebin.com/rtYSpVym

[LuaEclipser]

i tried it in a diff. program,

no cigar

[LuaEclipser]

abandonment

[remiX]

Where EXACTLY did you put the .desktop file?

[Dlcruz129]

You definitely have the two files in different directories.

[LuaEclipser]

its in cd/disk
and the drawing file is in cd/disk

[LuaEclipser]

i really need this

[LuaEclipser]

i got it

i used npaintpro instead of paint

[LuaEclipser]

and cant use cd disk

[SuicidalSTDz]

LuaEclipser, on 12 March 2013 - 11:24 AM, said:

its in cd/disk
and the drawing file is in cd/disk

LuaEclipser, on 12 March 2013 - 11:32 AM, said:

i really need this

LuaEclipser, on 12 March 2013 - 11:41 AM, said:

i got it

i used npaintpro instead of paint

LuaEclipser, on 12 March 2013 - 11:56 AM, said:

and cant use cd disk

Instead of creating a new post every 5 minutes, why don't you use that handy 'Edit' button near the bottom of your post.

[remiX]

If it's in DISK then you need

desk = paintutils.loadImage(".desktop")

to be

desk = paintutils.loadImage("disk/.desktop")