Small LUA question

[Gutya]

If i have variables named 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 how can i make it print one of those variables at random when x is pressed.

[Gutya]

Oh sorry, forgot about the LUA help sticky, just close this.

[youresam]

if Controls.read():cross() then
randomnumber = math.random(1,5)
if randomnumber == 1 then
print(var1)
elseif randomnumber == 2 then
print(vars)
elseif randomnumber == 3 then
print(var3)
elseif randomnumber == 4 then
print(var4)
elseif randomnumber == 5 then
print(var5)
end
end

Of course, it would be much smaller if they were in a table.

if Controls.read():cross() then
print(var[math.random(1,5)])
end

This requires you to have a table, var, with 5 variables in it.

[Gutya]

Thanks, i can't seem to get my program to work, im a noob and this is my first program. Sorry

THis is what i have:

--Define Colors
black = Color.new(0,0,0)
white = Color.new(255,255,255)

--Table
Answers = {}
Answers[1] = "Go ahead, it might be your lucky day!"
Answers[2] = "Seems a bit risky to me"
Answers[3] = "Are you crazy?!"

--Load
screen:print(194,136,"Loading 0%",white)
screen.flip()
background = Image.load("background.png")
screen:clear()
screen:print(194,136,"Loading 50%",white)
screen.flip()
screen:clear()
screen:print(194,136,"Loading 100%",white)
screen.flip()
screen.waitVblankStart(60)

--Show Background
while true do
screen:blit(0,0,background,false)

--Main Game
pad = Controls.read()
if Controls.read():cross() then
screen:clear
print (120,190,Answers[math.random(1,3)],black)
screen.flip()
screen.waitVblankStart()
end

[youresam]

--Define Colors
white = Color.new(255,255,255)

--Table
Answers = {}
Answers[1] = "Go ahead, it might be your lucky day!"
Answers[2] = "Seems a bit risky to me"
Answers[3] = "Are you crazy?!"

--Load
screen:clear()
screen:print(194,136,"Loading",white)
screen.flip()
background = Image.load("background.png")
screen:blit(0,0,background,false)
screen.flip()

--Main Game
while true do
pad = Controls.read()
if pad:cross() then
screen:clear
screen:blit(0,0,background,false)
screen:print(120,190,Answers[math.random(1,3)])
screen.flip()
screen.waitVblankStart(7)
end
if pad:start() then break end
end

I bolded some changes, but I also edited away a lot of your code and changed a few things. Oh, and ignore the odd spaces, its a forum bug.

[Gutya]

Still doesnt want to work.

[youresam]

Originally Posted by Gutya

Still doesnt want to work.

try it now. I keep editing it because your code was... weird.
remember, "background" and "Answers" are 2 words, the forum bug adds spaces.

[Gutya]

It needs to have the background there all the time from the very start, then if you press x it prints the random statements on top.

But it wont work in the windows player.

[youresam]

Originally Posted by Gutya

It needs to have the background there all the time from the very start, then if you press x it prints the random statements on top.

But it wont work in the windows player.

Try it now

[Gutya]

Still will not play, i try to run the script and it just closes the player.

[youresam]

Originally Posted by Gutya

Still will not play, i try to run the script and it just closes the player.

It closes the player? OH... your using the windows version... I dont know... I use my PSP to run scripts.

[Gutya]

The windows version closes the player when it cannot run a script.