Saving a script in the right format

[F.M.]

I am trying to modify the BoneAudioWiggle script to change stroke colors, but I can't save it in the right format, I'm using the Mac's Textedit and I don't see any options for saving in the Unix format, any thoughts on the subject would be appreciated!

[funksmaname]

I'm not using a mac, but through previous cross browser problems it seems that Mac's don't add a file extension by default... try explicitly naming the file "whateveryouwannacallit.lua" and hopefully it will work??

D.

[heyvern]

Can you describe what you mean "can't save the right format"? What exactly isn't working? Do you get errors when using the script? Format shouldn't matter. It's just plain text. Make sure it has the .lua extension. Be sure that "display file extension" is turned on. Make sure you are saving as "plain text" and not RTF. I think text edit defaults to RTF.

I do scripting on both Mac and PC. I use a free open source text editor called "jEdit" that works the same on both platforms without any trouble. This program is great because it has syntax highlighting for lua.

-vern

[F.M.]

Vern, I used J edit as you suggested, saving with it worked, this is what happened next(my first attempt at scripting) I put the script in the menu folder, then launched AS and the lua console gave this message

...plications/Anime Studio Pro 7/scripts/menu/Sound/LM_strokecolorsound.lua:39: '<eof>' expected near 'end

The script doen't appear in the pull down menu. This is what the script looks like. (don't laugh now!)

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-- **************************************************

-- Provide Moho with the name of this script object

-- **************************************************



ScriptName = "LM_StrokeColorSound"



-- **************************************************

-- General information about this script

-- **************************************************



LM_LM_StrokeColorSound = {}



LM_LM_StrokeColorSound.BASE_STR = 2530



function LM_LM_StrokeColorSound:Name()

	return "LM_StrokeColorSound"

end 

functionLM_StrokeColorSound:Version()

	return "6.0"

end



function LM_StrokeColorSound:Description()

	return MOHO.Localize("/Scripts/Menu/StrokeColorSound/Description=Uses a sound file to control a stroke's color.")

end



function LM_StrokeColorSound:Creator()

	return "Smith Micro Software, Inc."

end



function LM_StrokeColorSound:UILabel()

	return(MOHO.Localize("/Scripts/Menu/StrokeColor/StrokeColor/AudioWiggle=StrokeColor Audio Wiggle..."))

end



-- **************************************************

-- Recurring values

-- **************************************************



 LM_StrokeColorSound.audioLayer = 0

 LM_StrokeColorSound.magnitude = 255

 LM_StrokeColorSound.stepSize = 2



-- **************************************************

 stroke sound dialog

-- **************************************************


local  LM_StrokeColorSoundDialog = {}



function  LM_StrokeColorSoundDialog:new(moho)

	local d = LM.GUI.SimpleDialog(MOHO.Localize("/Scripts/Menu/StrokeColorSound/Title=StrokeColorSound Audio Wiggle"), LM_StrokeColorSoundDialog)

	local l = d:GetLayout()



	d.moho = moho

	      l:AddChild(LM.GUI.StaticText(MOHO.Localize("/Scripts/Menu/StrokeColorSound/SelectAudioLayer=Select audio layer:")), LM.GUI.ALIGN_LEFT)

	d.menu = LM.GUI.Menu(MOHO.Localize("/Scripts/Menu/StrokeColorSound/SelectAudioLayer=Select audio layer:"))

	for i = 0, moho:CountAudioLayers() - 1 do

		local audioLayer = moho:GetAudioLayer(i)

		d.menu:AddItem(audioLayer:Name(), 0, MOHO.MSG_BASE + i)

	end

	d.menu:SetChecked(MOHO.MSG_BASE, true)



	d.popup = LM.GUI.PopupMenu(256, true)

	d.popup:SetMenu(d.menu)

	l:AddChild(d.popup)



	l:PushH(LM.GUI.ALIGN_CENTER)

		l:PushV()

			l:AddChild(LM.GUI.StaticText(MOHO.Localize("/Scripts/Menu/StrokeColorSound/MaxAngle=Max angle")), LM.GUI.ALIGN_LEFT)

			l:AddChild(LM.GUI.StaticText(MOHO.Localize("/Scripts/Menu/StrokeColorSound/FrameStep=Frame step")), LM.GUI.ALIGN_LEFT)

		l:Pop()

		l:PushV()

			d.magnitude = LM.GUI.TextControl(0, "0.0000", 0, LM.GUI.FIELD_FLOAT)

			l:AddChild(d.magnitude)

			d.stepSize = LM.GUI.TextControl(0, "0.0000", 0, LM.GUI.FIELD_UINT)

			l:AddChild(d.stepSize)

		l:Pop()

	l:Pop()



	return d

end

function LM_function LM_StrokeColorSoundDialog:UpdateWidgets()

	self.menu:SetChecked(MOHO.MSG_BASE, true)

	self.magnitude:SetValue(LM_StrokeColorSound.magnitude)

	self.stepSize:SetValue(LM_StrokeColorSound.stepSize)

end



function LM_StrokeColorSoundDialog:OnValidate()

	local b = true

	if (not self:Validate(self.magnitude, -360, 360)) then

		b = false

	end

	if (not self:Validate(self.stepSize, 1, 1000)) then

		b = false

	end

	return b

end



function LM_StrokeColorSoundDialog:OnOK()

	LM_StrokeColorSound.audioLayer = self.menu:FirstChecked()

	LM_StrokeColorSound.magnitude = self.magnitude:FloatValue()

	LM_StrokeColorSound.stepSize = self.stepSize:FloatValue()

end

Dialog:UpdateWidgets()

	self.menu:SetChecked(MOHO.MSG_BASE, true)

	self.magnitude:SetValue(LM_StrokeColorSound.magnitude)

	self.stepSize:SetValue(LM_StrokeColorSound.stepSize)

end



function LM_StrokeColorSoundDialog:OnValidate()

	local b = true

	if (not self:Validate(self.magnitude, -360, 360)) then

		b = false

	end

	if (not self:Validate(self.stepSize, 1, 1000)) then

		b = false

	end

	return b

end



function LM_StrokeColorSoundDialog:OnOK()

	LM_StrokeColorSound.audioLayer = self.menu:FirstChecked()

	LM_BoneSound.magnitude = self.magnitude:FloatValue()

	LM_StrokeColorSound.stepSize = self.stepSize:FloatValue()

end



-- **************************************************

-- The guts of this script

-- **************************************************



function LM_StrokeColorSound:IsEnabled(moho)

	if (moho:CountAudioStrokeColor() < 1) then

		return false
	end

	return true

end



function LM_StrokeColorSound:Run(moho)

	-- ask user for the angle offset magnitude

	local dlog = LM_LayerSoundDialog:new(moho)

	if (dlog:DoModal() == LM.GUI.MSG_CANCEL) then

		return

	end

	-- begin audio extraction

	local audioLayer = moho:GetAudioLayer(self.audioLayer)

	local audioDuration = audioLayer:LayerDuration() / moho.document:Fps()

	if (audioDuration <= 0) then

		return

	end



	moho.document:PrepUndo(moho.layer)

	moho.document:SetDirty()



	local frame = 1 - audioLayer:TotalTimingOffset()

	local layerTimingOffset = moho.layer:TotalTimingOffset()

	local layerFrame = frame + layerTimingOffset

	local baseOffset = moho.layer.fTranslation.value

	local newOffset = LM.Vector3:new_local()

	local audioTime = 0

	local frameDuration = self.stepSize / moho.document:Fps()



	while (audioTime < audioDuration) do

		local amp = audioLayer:GetAmplitude(audioTime, frameDuration)



		layerFrame = frame + layerTimingOffset

		if (layerFrame > 0) then

			newOffset:Set(baseOffset)

			newOffset.y = newOffset.y + amp * self.magnitude

			moho.layer.fTranslation:SetValue(layerFrame, newOffset)

		end



		audioTime = audioTime + frameDuration

		frame = frame + self.stepSize

	end

end

[heyvern]

The lua error you see is a result of an improper closing of a function or "if" structure. You have too many "ends" or one is in the "wrong" place. It could be the formatting got lost when you pasted your script here but it helps if you indent your code so you can see the structure.

I don't have time to find the error right now. Will try to look at it more closely later if I can.

TIP: if you paste script code in the forum use the Code button to wrap around it and it will keep the format intact for us to read it better.

-vern

[F.M.]

I'm sure there will be multiple errors!

[Genete]

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function LM_StrokeColorSound:Run(moho)
   -- ask user for the angle offset magnitude
   local dlog = LM_LayerSoundDialog:new(moho)
   if (dlog:DoModal() == LM.GUI.MSG_CANCEL) then
      return
   end\

Maybe the "end\" is the cause?
-G

[F.M.]

Genete, I will see if removing that, will allow the script to function.

Thanks for taking time to help.

[F.M.]

I had no luck with that, It must be something more serious.