Bug Report: % Symbol
 

Hello. Using the latest version of WoW UI Designer. Found a problem with how it parses LUA code.

Specifically, I have this piece of code...

The "%" symbol is generating an "unexpected symbol" error in the Messages section, and the line on the left side of the editor window that shows the start to end of a function, stops at the line.

Don't know why, but WOW UI Designer doesn't like to see a "%" character in LUA code, which is as far as I know, a valid math symbol in LUA (http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#2.5.1 ).

Try using:

to complete your equation

It was probably built with 5.0, which is what WoW started out with. % used to be the upvalue operator, and in 5.0 it didn't exist at all. In 5.1, it became the modulus operator.

Look for a lua/luac.exe in the program folder and see if you can't update it to 5.1.

If all else fails, math.mod() is a valid solution.

I tested around with it a bit and it's not just WoWUI Builder. Scite throws the same error when compiling :(

Again, SciTE was built with Lua 5.0. In 5.0, % was not the modulus operator. Before 5.0, it was the upvalue operator. Only in 5.1 is it the modulus operator. Use one of the two options I supplied above.

I ended up going with the math.mod() section when I first discovered the problem. I haven't tried replacing the lua/luac.exe files(s).

Does anyone know if this add-on still being ACTIVELY developed?

I will update with this fix when I have completed some other work and made sure that I can upload executables with the current crack down.

Nulk

You are not allowed to upload EXE files anymore. Not even within a ZIP file!

This is not a mod, though. It is a program and a featured item on this site.