why doesn't my computercraft program works?

[martin0leung]

function clear()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
end

clear()
print("please type in the password")

function lock()
os.pullEvent = os.pullEventRaw
end

local pass = 322221

term.setCursorPos(1,5)
write("password:")
input = read("*")
if pass == input then
print("Password correct!")
redstone.setOutput("top",true)
sleep(5)
redstone.setOutput("top",false)
shell.run("reboot")
else
print("password incorrect!")
shell.run("reboot")
end

and every time I run it, even if I type the right password, it just say password incorrect!

 

[Vovegog]

I'm no master in coding by any stretch of the imagination, but it seems to me like you've forgotten to specify your local pass to a function. (???)

 

[Drkevlar]

Don't know how LUA handles type conversion, but you could try converting your password to a string.

local pass = "322221"

Edit, from LUA wiki:

A notable exception: comparison operators (== ~= < > <= >=) do not coerce their arguments.

 

[martin0leung]

It worked! thanks a lot!