NoPath Script error.

[Seahorse]

I just noticed that the nopath.lua script (which essentially strips the file path from the front of an image so that only the name of the photo itself i.e. HolidaySnap1.jpg not mydocs/camera/2012/HolidaySnap.jpg) appears in my slide show skin is not working. This is the log error:

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and this is the lua file which is beyond my ability to fix:

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PROPERTIES =
{

}

function Initialize()

   MeterToUpdate = tolua.cast(SKIN:GetMeter("MeterImageName"), "CMeterString")
   MeasureImageName = SKIN:GetMeasure("Random")

end -- function Initialize

function Update()

   FullImageName = MeasureImageName:GetStringValue()

   Path, ImageName, Extension = string.match(FullImageName, "(.-)([^\\]-([^%.]+))$")
   
   MeterToUpdate:SetText(ImageName)
   
end -- function Update

function GetStringValue()

   return ImageName
   
end -- function GetStringValue

Can someone have a look and see if this is a simple fix, i presume there has been another change to lua. TIA.

[Kaelri]

Are you sure that the [Random] measure exists in your skin? That error usually just means that Lua can't find the measure.

There were also some outdated bits in your script, as you expected. I don't think they're the cause of your problem, but for good form, I've removed them anyway:

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function Initialize()
   MeasureImageName = SKIN:GetMeasure('Random')
end

function Update()
   local FullImageName = MeasureImageName:GetStringValue()
   local Path, ImageName, Extension = string.match(FullImageName, '(.-)([^\\]-([^%.]+))$')
   
   SKIN:Bang('!SetOption', 'MeterImageName', 'Text', ImageName)
   return ImageName
end

[Seahorse]

[Random] is the QuotePlugin measure which is there.

However, the tidied script gives Script: NoPath.lua:2: '(' expected near 'Initialize' which after comparing the old one lead me to this {}function Initialize() and the file name is now appearing again. Thank you Sir.

[jsmorley]

I presume there has been another change to lua.

We work pretty hard to ensure backwards compatibility when we make changes to any part of Rainmeter... If we were really forced to make a change that broke existing skins, it would be in two foot high capital letters in the release notes.

[Seahorse]

Fair enough, but I have not edited the skin or the lua script, esp the latter which makes y head hurt...