ulx module/ulx help

[lampman13]

ok so i love ulx it makes the server so easy to manage but there are some things that i want to add and stuff like that but i dont know how to make something work as a ulx module i know how to code but not sure how to do anything out side of lua\autorun\client. if anyone could send me a very simple module to kind of look at so i understand or just explain that'd be great

[JamminR]

See the first three posts, which are pinned/sticky to never move from top of the section, of our Developers corner forum area.
One of them is a ULib documentation site, explaining the command input checks that can be used.
You may find the (several years now) old vs new ULX command structure comparison that I wrote of some use too.
(Look for bold 'New stuff here' section that is really most relevant now) - /index.php/topic,4464.0.html#msg17838 />

[lampman13]

ok but how do i make it a module just make a lua file and code it with ulx stuff and put it in the modules.

[JamminR]

/addons/<your_addon_name>/lua/ulx/modules/<root||cl||sh>/<your_file(s)>.lua
/addons/<your_addon_name>/addon.txt

[lampman13]

what do i do with that sorry im a noob

[Neku]

  That's the file path...

[lampman13]

haha lol im a noob

[lampman13]

uhm i dont really understand the server|client|root thing in the first path

[JamminR]

You said you know how to code, so I figured you'd know code short hand.
In that example, <> = variable and || = OR
/addons/<your_addon_name>/lua/ulx/modules/<your_file(s)>.lua
OR
/addons/<your_addon_name>/lua/ulx/modules/cl/<your_file(s)>.lua
OR
/addons/<your_addon_name>/lua/ulx/modules/sh/<your_file(s)>.lua

[lampman13]

yeah sorry i know coding but im still kinda new so probably shoulda specified so i need 2 dir one ulx and the other my addon?

[lampman13]

wait lol i think i got it if not i will come back but why doesnt this work

Code: Lua

1.         TextEntry.OnEnter = function()
2.                 chat.AddText( Color( 0, 255, 0 ), "(ADMIN)", Color( 0, 255, 0 ), ..TextEntry:GetText )
3.                 chat.PlaySound()
4.                 BackGround:SetVisible()
5.         end

[lampman13]

i get this error
[ERROR] addons/ucast/lua/autorun/client/menu.lua:24: unexpected symbol near '..'
  1. unknown - addons/ucast/lua/autorun/client/menu.lua:0

[Bytewave]

i get this error
[ERROR] addons/ucast/lua/autorun/client/menu.lua:24: unexpected symbol near '..'
  1. unknown - addons/ucast/lua/autorun/client/menu.lua:0

Pretty sure you have an extra comma near the string concentrator- try getting rid of either it or the string concentrator (..), in that order.

[JamminR]

lampman, every error you've ever posted gives you the reason, and line number, for where/why the error is happening.
While learning Lua for Gmod, you should also learn how to read the error messages.

We're also going far past 'help for ULib and ulx', and into 'how do I ... <any code question you can think of with only 1% related to Ulib or ULX>?', so I'm moving this thread to developers corner.

[Cobalt]

Pretty sure you have an extra comma near the string concentrator- try getting rid of either it or the string concentrator (..), in that order.

You really should stop replying to these things, it's pretty clear that you don't know what you're talking about. He has a .. where he doesn't need one. The comma stays because it's chat.AddText and that's how chat.AddText works.