The language ComputerCraft uses is called Lua, the same language used for scripting in Garry's Mod.

It's p easy to learn, so I hope that helps!

Apart from that I don't know anyone who takes programming commissions, but that would be awesome.

Its hard enough to learn how to make cartoons, programming just instantly enrages me :D

I have actually seen that stuff done with redstone, it was interesting
if it can be done naturally with redstone, then I think you have a good chance of doing it with the scripts

I don't mess around with the computer mods and stuff though xD

been trying to get the sun and water shaders to work for a while now, but I still have not managed to get it working (they just simply do not function, or are full of stupid looking features that I cant disable, like those wavy tree leaves)

Oh goodness gracious. That's a tall order.
What do you mean by programming frame doors with force fields? Do you mean frame doors that have force fields attached to them?
Locking down all doors, if you just mean frame doors, is fairly easy, but time consuming. Lifting this lock and returning all doors to their previous state though, would make for a considerably harder challenge. Actual minecraft doors (as in the iron ones) is very difficult without some Minecraft logic trickery.
Releasing golems, again, easy enough. Putting them back would be near impossible without manually doing so.
An intranet to chat between computers... I can see how to do it, but I think it'd be a bit of a challenge. You'd need to install a RedNet wireless tower high enough up to encompass the whole area.

Now, to note, this is coming from a person who doesn't actually USE ComputerCraft (I find it incredibly overpowered, especially the turtles.), but I do have a couple years of java programming under my belt, and LUA doesn't look too hard to use from videos I've seen that include it. Maybe I'll take a look at this stuff in a test world.

Basically doors with a sheet forcefiled projected in front of them, when they doors are opened the forcefield automatically shuts off, when they are closed it turns on, I have that almost working in one part but its a little primitive and unreliable :)

Ah! Then yes, entirely do-able. You'll get it. ouob
You've got a base model done, now refine it until it's satisfactory.

#1 problem right now is I have to reboot the computer for every command, I enter the password which brings me to the next bit where I can open or close the doors, I type "open", the forcefield shuts off the door opens, but the computer doesn't return to the previous line so I literally have to reboot it again re-enter the password again and type close..absolutely NO idea how to fix that and none of the tutorials online have been any help in that.. got the feeling its a pretty simple thing. anyway Ideally I would like that to be done with a nicer looking interface maybe even mouse based which I KNOW is possible because Ive seen people do it :)

Are you running the program through a continuous loop? Run it through a continuous loop and clear the screen after each iteration.

No idea how to do that, found a tutorial but it made my poor illogical little brain melt :)

Is there a way to cause it to loop back to a specific point, I only want to have to enter the password once per session.

Looping is using a while or do...while loop and the parameter set to true for infinity.

To only enter the password once you might want to do a limited loop within the infinite loop, then have a "Exit" option that'll just set the parameter the current loop checks to false. Then once it's out of that loop, it sets that parameter back to true.

So like this:

While1 (true)
While2 (notexit == true)
Option 1. Stuff
Option 2. Stuff
Option 3. Etc.
Option 4. Exit
-- Option 4 sets notexit to false
While2 should exit if you select option 4
notexit should be set back to true here
While1 should repeat its loop here.

Ill show you the code maybe that will help :)


print ("Enter Password")
input = io.read()
if input == "zhoffa99" then
print("Select Disengage/ Secure")
else
print ("Incorrect")
os.shutdown()
end
input = io.read()
if input == "Disengage" then
redstone.setBundledOutput ("back", colors.white)
end
if input == "Secure" then
redstone.setBundledOutput ("back", colors.purple)
term.clear()
end


So how do I implement this "while" option that you suggest? Thanks a ton for the help by the way I am totally helpless with this stuff.

it would also be nice to allow multiple users to set their own passwords but I expect that would be crazy complicated :)

Erhm... You'll have to look into how to properly input a while command for LUA, but I can put where you'll want them and what modifications you'll want to make. Also what does the "end" command do? Looks a bit like it ends if statements. Whatever is bolded is my statements. Again, you'll have to look into specifically LUA implementation of while loops and setting variables.

While1 (true) {

print ("Enter Password")
input = io.read()
if input == "zhoffa99" then
print("Select Disengage/ Secure")
else
print ("Incorrect")
os.shutdown()
end

While2 (exit == false)

input = io.read()
if input == "Disengage" then
redstone.setBundledOutput ("back", colors.white)
end
if input == "Secure" then
redstone.setBundledOutput ("back", colors.purple)

if input == "Exit" then
exit = true; (or however you change variables)

term.clear()
end

While2 ends here, and should repeat if exit is still equal to false.
exit = false; (Should be set here after leaving the while2 loop (AKA: Selecting Exit from the menu.))
While1 ends here, and should repeat for infinity.

I have no idea what the ends are for, for the most part I cobbled this code together from other peoples programs I found until it kind of worked, when it came back with an error "end expected at whatever line" I would add an end to make it work :) so yeah I'm totally flying blind with this stuff, thanks for the help Ill try out your suggestions!

You're very welcome. ouob Let me know if you need more help.

Im probably missing something terribly obvious, I tried to copy what you had, it told me } expect to close { at line one so I added that, now its saying "startup:1: attempt to call nil

So I had a look here http://computercraft.info/wiki/inde.....The_While_loop and I have to be honest, I don't understand any of it :)

Ah... I was using Brackets {}, like Java coding does.
You don't need those it looks like. Seems as though lua automatically opens brackets with certain keywords and then closes them up with end.

For your infinite loop you want:
while true do
(the code you gave me goes here)
end

Thanks a million, Ill test that out later :)

No problem.

For the conditional-based one you'll want to change that "true" to either a variable or a conditional check. I'll have to look into that one a bit later, leaving now though.

Mmkay.

local Answer, Correct = "", "2"
while Answer~=Correct do
write("What is the sum of 1 and 1 (1+1)? ")
Answer = read()

if Answer == Correct then print("Correct!") else print("Incorrect!") end
end

That's the sample given on that website you linked me to.

You'll want to make something like this (I believe, again, this is untested.):

---Rest of the code before this point goes here
local DoingStuff, Done = "", "1"
while DoingStuff~=Done do

input = io.read()
if input == "Disengage" then
redstone.setBundledOutput ("back", colors.white)
end
if input == "Secure" then
redstone.setBundledOutput ("back", colors.purple)
end
if input == "Exit" then
Done = 1 ((You'll need to figure out how to change the variable Done to 1, it SEEMS like this is the proper method but yeah...))
end

end ((Don't forget this end, it's the end of this while loop))

---Rest of the code below this point goes here.

Thanks a million!! If I bug you further I will insist on paying you at least al ittle :D

Naw. Just lemmie know if it works. This is all theoretical stuff that I'm doing. XD Haven't tested it.

As far as how to do multiple users... That would get into complicated territory that would require you to start using separate methods instead of just one main method.

I play vanilla minecraft, tekkit's too much for me
I'd need to be physichally shown how to useit

Nope! XD

NO! No craft for you! Get back to work on turtles!

=^.,.^=

i = 3 / 0;

I dont get it :D

It's rather simple. I forgot the synthaxes tho. :/

1- You need to make a program named "password" or whatever you want to type in for the password box to open.
2- Add a input
3- Make a condition:
If input == "your pass here"
then redstone 1 "side the door is. Ex: left";
else printf("Wrong password")
return 0;
end

That shall do it.

I actually have it working so I enter the password then it prompts me for open or close, I can only do one command though Ifi choose "open" I have to literally reboot and re-enter the password in order to close it again.. is there a command that sends it back to a specific line instead of just terminating the thing?

Well, I'm a C++ and Java developer so my LUA might not be very good but I'll try to help. I remember a timer syntax in LUA, you should try it out like 5secs to make the door stay open for this period and after you put a reboot syntax (I remember one).

You should have this:

1-You enter password program
2-You enter the password
3-The door opens
4-5secs later the door closes and the computer restarts, so it can be used again.

I hope that's what you're looking for.

Hehe it might work ill try it out :) could invite you to the server if you wanted to look at it

I'll be working on weeks but if you want me to look at it, I'm afraid I can't do that until saturday. Sorry.

Thanks for the proposition still.

no rush it is a game afterall :)

Computer Craft is the Lua language. <.< I like RedPowers computers better. They both are equal just im more comfy with RedPower.

Im not comfy with anything :)

XD eh.. Neither am I really. :P best thing I got was sensors to work for a water power plant inside of minecraft. XD although cool I still rather just build buildings.

LUA is not terribly tricky to get it to do basic stuff. Read a wiki article and go from there. Otherwise use Redpower.

PS: I have a tekkit server full of furries. As of yet we do not have any deer. Note me for the IP. Running Tekkit Lite.