Basic Lua script with functions not working?? (Noob help!)

[silverbeetle_com]

Hi all,

So I was working on a larger reascript in lua on mac and it was working when I saved from the ReaScript IDE but not when i hit run on the script in the actions window.

After some debugging it turned out the script fails when it has a function call.
I stripped back to a super basic example to test as follows:

function main()
    show_popup()
end

function show_popup() 
  reaper.ShowMessageBox("Popup from a function!", "Function Test", 0)
end

main()

As I mentioned it runs when i save in the ReaScript editor window, but nothing happens when i hit run on the script in the action window... WTF?!

Does anyone have any idea what's going on, I'm stumped and stuck until I resolve this.

[_Stevie_]

It's the order, the show_popup() has to appear, before main() is executed.

function show_popup() 
  reaper.ShowMessageBox("Popup from a function!", "Function Test", 0)
end

function main()
    show_popup()
end


main()

EDIT: sorry, that was poor thinking. The script works either way, here.

[silverbeetle_com]

Yeah - that did cross my mind but no difference. *scratches head*

[_Stevie_]

Have you tried a portable install?

[Lokasenna]

Working here as well.

Are you actually running it in the action list? The "Load" button just registers it as an action, if that's what you're clicking.

[silverbeetle_com]

Thanks for the suggestion, I tried the portable install and it worked as expected which is great!

I'm just working on this mac during my commute, my normal machine would be a Windows desktop so this will get me rolling.