Slider not updating?

Hi,

I'm currently playing arround with Lua and WoW's API but I am currently struggling with a problem with the sliders

I've used WoW UI Designed to make the layout, maybe that is the problem, maybe not.

anyway:

Everytime I show the form, it'll update the form with the current settings.

Everything works: well actually the checkboxes works

But at the slider i keep getting this problem:


Quote:




Date: 2008-04-27 17:33:04

ID: 51

Error occured in: Global

Count: 1

Message: ..\AddOns\Partyscan\Partyscan.lua line 102:

attempt to index a nil value

Debug:

[C]: ?

Partyscan\Partyscan.lua:102: Partyscanshowdiag()

Partyscan\Partyscan.lua:38: value()

..\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3032: ChatEdit_ParseText()

..\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:2724: ChatEdit_SendText()

..\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:2745: ChatEdit_OnEnterPressed()

[string "*:OnEnterPressed"]:1:

[string "*:OnEnterPressed"]:1

AddOns:

Ace2

Partyscan, v1.0

Swatter, v5.0.PRE.2966




if i look back at the line 102:


Code:

getglobal(PartyscanForm:GetName().."SliderOffset"):SetValue(PartyscanDBPC.autoleave);

It's actually the same as my checkboxes, and asfar as I checked, also on some wowwiki howto's.

except I can't use this:GetName (it instant errors) so i took the formname.

If I look back how my slider is named: its $parentSliderOffset

But it is in a seperated frame called $parentSliderzz

I've tripple checked if the variable wasn't wrong but it is really there


Code:

PartyscanDBPC.autoleave = 2;

I've tried to change "SliderOffset" to "Sliderzz" but also then (tho quite abit different error message) it gives the error about a nil value.

In the XML file I have this code for the slider:


Code:

      <Frame name="$parentSliderzz">
        <!--<FrameSkin skinid="dcb143e1-a4ab-4e7c-b934-1efa40101d21" frameid="2d508889-59c2-4f83-ae10-27aaad48391b" />-->
        <Size>
          <AbsDimension x="298" y="40" />
        </Size>
        <Anchors>
          <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
            <Offset>
              <AbsDimension x="76" y="-298" />
            </Offset>
          </Anchor>
        </Anchors>
        <Frames>
          <Slider name="$parentSlider" enableMouse="true" minValue="1" maxValue="5" defaultValue="1" valueStep="1" orientation="HORIZONTAL">
            <Size>
              <AbsDimension x="128" y="17" />
            </Size>
            <Anchors>
              <Anchor point="LEFT" />
              <Anchor point="RIGHT" />
            </Anchors>
            <Backdrop bgFile="Interface\Buttons\UI-SliderBar-Background" edgeFile="Interface\Buttons\UI-SliderBar-Border" tile="true">
              <BackgroundInsets>
                <AbsInset left="3" right="3" top="6" bottom="6" />
              </BackgroundInsets>
              <TileSize>
                <AbsValue val="8" />
              </TileSize>
              <EdgeSize>
                <AbsValue val="8" />
              </EdgeSize>
            </Backdrop>
            <Layers>
              <Layer>
                <FontString name="$parentTitle" font="Fonts\FRIZQT__.TTF">
                  <Anchors>
                    <Anchor point="BOTTOM" relativePoint="TOP" />
                  </Anchors>
                  <FontHeight>
                    <AbsValue val="10" />
                  </FontHeight>
                  <Color r="1" g="0.8196079" b="0" />
                  <Shadow>
                    <Color r="0" g="0" b="0" />
                    <Offset>
                      <AbsDimension x="1" y="-1" />
                    </Offset>
                  </Shadow>
                </FontString>
                <FontString name="$parentLow" font="Fonts\FRIZQT__.TTF" text="Low">
                  <Anchors>
                    <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT" />
                  </Anchors>
                  <FontHeight>
                    <AbsValue val="10" />
                  </FontHeight>
                  <Color r="1" g="1" b="1" />
                  <Shadow>
                    <Color r="0" g="0" b="0" />
                    <Offset>
                      <AbsDimension x="1" y="-1" />
                    </Offset>
                  </Shadow>
                </FontString>
                <FontString name="$parentHigh" font="Fonts\FRIZQT__.TTF" text="High">
                  <Anchors>
                    <Anchor point="TOPRIGHT" relativePoint="BOTTOMRIGHT" />
                  </Anchors>
                  <FontHeight>
                    <AbsValue val="10" />
                  </FontHeight>
                  <Color r="1" g="1" b="1" />
                  <Shadow>
                    <Color r="0" g="0" b="0" />
                    <Offset>
                      <AbsDimension x="1" y="-1" />
                    </Offset>
                  </Shadow>
                </FontString>
              </Layer>
            </Layers>
            <ThumbTexture name="$parentThumb" file="Interface\Buttons\UI-SliderBar-Button-Horizontal">
              <Size>
                <AbsDimension x="32" y="32" />
              </Size>
            </ThumbTexture>
          </Slider>
        </Frames>
      </Frame>

It's alot of code for a slider, but it was set this way by WoW UI Designer. (Yea, the quick way)

Am I doing something wrong here?.. well I think I do but I can't figure it out.

Anyone who can give me a hint?|||NVM! found it, now i need to see how i can fix it furthermore :)

I had to remove frames tag which where arround the slider.

Working now!

EDIT*

you only needed to change 1 thing


Code:

<Frame name="$parentSliderzz">

to


Code:

<Frame>

this is for the most problems if you use WoW UI Designer. it adds a frame arround a object with a name... it needs to removed to work (at least i guess, since it works now on this way)