I'm a rookie in programming, even though I took Visual Basic at ITT Tech. I've never encountered Torque Script before, but I'm just working through the excercises in Kenneth C. Finey's book about 3D programming. Here's the code: function main() { %numFruitTypes = 5 %bananaIdx=0 %appleIdx=1 %orangeIdx=2 %mangoIdx=3 %pearIdx=4 %names[%bananaIdx] = "bananas"; %names[%appleIdx] = "apples"; %names[%orangeIdx] = "oranges"; %names[%mangoIdx] = "mangos"; %names[%pearIdx] = "pears"; %cost[%bananaIdx] = 1.15; %cost[%appleIdx] = 0.55; %cost[%orangeIdx] = 0.55; %cost[mangoIdx] = 1.90; %cost[%pearIdx] = 0.68; %quantity[%bananaIdx] = 1; %quantity[%appleIdx] = 3; %quantity[%orangeIdx] = 4; %quantity[%mangoIdx] = 1; %quantity[%pearIdx] = 2; %numFruit=0; %totalCost=0 ( print("Cost of " @ %names[%index] @ ":$" @ %cost[%index]); print("Number of " @ %names[%index] @ ":" @ %quantity[%index]); } { %numFruit = %numFruit + %quantity[%index]; } print("Total pieces of Fruit:" @ %numFruit); { %totalCost = %totalCost + (%quantity[%index]*%cost[%index]); } print("Total Price of Fruit:$" @ %totalCost); } I entered this code exactly and it gave me an error saying "Unable to Find Function Main." I'm like what the hell man I just typed function main() at the beginning! This thing happened before with Fruit.cs because I capitalized "Function." I just uncapitalized it and it ran. I do the same thing with this and it's giving me this unable to find function main stuff. Question 2: Should I learn C++ before I mess with Torque?

i think it'll be better for you to learn C/C++ before learning the scripting your book is using for whatever it is used for...

Thank you very much Witch Lord

This is not correct. Not sure if it is a typo in the post or not. Anyways in main you have:

%totalCost=0
(

It should be:
%totalCost=0;
}

I am not sure what the rest of the code is after this as it makes no sense. I have the book at home and will take a look at it.

As for what to learn first, go with TorqueScript. Why - gives you the basic syntax of how things work without having to deal with some of the nastier side of C/C++. =)

If you have any questions about Torque feel free to PM me. I am currently using it for a game project and I am fairly knowledgeable about it.

Chris

I've made all the necessary changes even capitalizing M in Main, but its still saying its unable to find function main.

right at the beginning of your main() function you have the following:

%numFruitTypes = 5

%bananaIdx=0
%appleIdx=1
%orangeIdx=2
%mangoIdx=3
%pearIdx=4

I believe each line should have a semicolon after them, like this:

%numFruitTypes = 5;

%bananaIdx=0;
%appleIdx=1;
%orangeIdx=2;
%mangoIdx=3;
%pearIdx=4;

you'd be better off checking out www.garagegames.com where they have a forum dedicated to Ken's book and fixing some of the errors in it.

Some guy at garage games.com told me I missed a load of semicolons. I fixed that, but now its giving me a different error message:
FruitLoopy.cs.bak
Compiling CH2/FruitLoopy.cs.bak...
CH2/FruitLoopy.cs.bak Line: 31 - Syntax error.
>>> Advanced script error report. Line 61.
>>> Some error context, with ## on sides of error halt:
%quantity[%mangoIdx] = 1;

%quantity[%pearIdx] = 2;



%numFruit=0;

%totalCost=0;

{##
##
print("Cost of " @ %names[%index] @ ":$" @ %cost[%index]);

print("Number of " @ %names[%index] @ ":" @ %quantity[%index
>>> Error report complete.

Executing CH2/FruitLoopy.cs.bak.
CH2/FruitLoopy.cs.bak Line: 31 - Syntax error.
>>> Advanced script error report. Line 61.
>>> Some error context, with ## on sides of error halt:
%quantity[%mangoIdx] = 1;

%quantity[%pearIdx] = 2;



%numFruit=0;

%totalCost=0;

{##
##
print("Cost of " @ %names[%index] @ ":$" @ %cost[%index]);

print("Number of " @ %names[%index] @ ":" @ %quantity[%index
>>> Error report complete.

CH2/run.cs (30): Unable to find function main
I'm about to give up with this. I've been trying to figure it out for the past 2 days.

<code>
function main()
{
%numFruitTypes = 5;

%bananaIdx=0;
%appleIdx=1;
%orangeIdx=2;
%mangoIdx=3;
%pearIdx=4;

%names[%bananaIdx] = "bananas";
%names[%appleIdx] = "apples";
%names[%orangeIdx] = "oranges";
%names[%mangoIdx] = "mangos";
%names[%pearIdx] = "pears";

%cost[%bananaIdx] = 1.15;
%cost[%appleIdx] = 0.55;
%cost[%orangeIdx] = 0.55;
%cost[mangoIdx] = 1.90;
%cost[%pearIdx] = 0.68;

%quantity[%bananaIdx] = 1;
%quantity[%appleIdx] = 3;
%quantity[%orangeIdx] = 4;
%quantity[%mangoIdx] = 1;
%quantity[%pearIdx] = 2;

%numFruit=0;
%totalCost=0;

for (%index = 0; %index < %numFruitTypes; %index++) {
echo("Cost of " @ %names[%index] @ ":$" @ %cost[%index]);
echo("Number of " @ %names[%index] @ ":" @ %quantity[%index]);

%numFruit = %numFruit + %quantity[%index];

echo("Total pieces of Fruit:" @ %numFruit);

%totalCost = %totalCost + (%quantity[%index]*%cost[%index]);

echo("Total Price of Fruit:$" @ %totalCost);
}
}
</code>

This works. Just ran it with torque with no problems. Maybe it will help you figure out what is going on.

Chris