What to read??

[JDog37]

For the AutoPlay Media program what would be the best to read to UNDERSTAND this language? I Know its Lua. But I'm talkin the BASICS such as ~=, >, <, Bla Bla Bla... BASICS here folks.... I read everyone say: Read the Help Files! BUT if you dont know the basics how can the Help file be much help if you dont understand what your even looking at??? (BASIC) is key! Is there like a "For Dummies" book?

[Dermot]

It's all in the help file. There is a user guide section which has a lesson on scripting basics and there is a scripting guide section. There are tons of examples.

For <>= etc. look at the Expressions and Operators section.

I don't know why people ask basic questions on the forum and wait 48 hours for an answer and then complain when everything from the most basic to the advanced is covered in the help file. It is an excellent resource that is well written.

Yesterday a guy posted that he did not have time to read the help file after he had waited 22 hours and that he might read it when his project is completed (he meant when some one else completes it for him). In that 22 hours he could have studied most of the help file and tried the examples.

I program in Lua all day every day and I still use the help file on a regular basis. You will never remember it all.

There are other Lua resources out there but for getting started you are better sticking with the AMS help because everything will be relavent. A lot of other sites are about Lua 5.1 which has features not supported by AMS.

[JDog37]

Thank you, I appreciate your help. I love your work. I am off to read the help file, and well see what happens...

[Imagine Programming]

A central heating boiler manual? Sorry, our boiler started making scary sounds tonight, temperatures of the boiler self have been rising up to 70 degrees centigrade (+-40 usually) and the water pressure was too low. In other words, it looked like it was going to blow 0.o'

I read the manual, called 5 night shift working companies (none of them answered) and finally decided to pull the plug (which seems to help)

Oh yeah, the manual on lua.org is nice indeed

[ShadowUK]

I managed to teach myself how to use metatables in OOP, Trial and error. Assuming you know the basics of the language you should try stuff on your own for a while before consulting a forum. That's what I do anyway.

[Imagine Programming]

I managed to teach myself how to use metatables in OOP, Trial and error. Assuming you know the basics of the language you should try stuff on your own for a while before consulting a forum. That's what I do anyway.

He's asking what to read lol...