Computercraft Help

[Mango845]

This is probably in the wrong section but I need help with computercraft.
I have some variable in my program and i am trying to change then with an if then statement, but it seems that they are not changing. Can someone please help me. Here is my code.

local mtime
local mside
print("Should I make blocks(b) or ingots(i)?")
local ch = tostring( read() )
if ch == b then
mtime = 14
mside = left
end
if ch == i then
mtime = 3
mside = right
end
print(mtime)
print("How many ingots/blocks should I mold?")
local Num = tostring( read() )

for i=1,Num do
rs.setOutput("mside",true)
os.sleep(1)
rs.setOutput("mside",false)
os.sleep(mtime)
end

 

[MrZwij]

I'm no expert but I see a few obvious problems.

1. Looks like you need to enclose b and i in quotes, lines 5 and 9.

If ch == "b" then
 
if ch == "i" then

2. You also need quotes around the values you assign to mside.

mside = "right"

3. local Num = tostring(read()) MIGHT work, but what it should be is

local Num = tonumber(read())

4. I'm about 90 percent sure you need to take the quotes out of the rs.SetOutput lines

rs.setOutput(mside, true)

 

[Mango845]

That got it to work. I'm very new to computercraft so I'm still learning.
Thank you!