attempt to index a number value

[John Smith]

hi, why is this happening?

this is my part of code

function onStop() 
   fileDelete("ch/ch.reg"); 
   fileDelete("ch/ch.sys"); 
   local file1,file2 = fileCreate("ch/ch.reg"),fileCreate("ch/ch.sys"); 
   local tab1,tab2 = toJSON(reg),toJSON(sys); 
   fileWrite(file1,tab1): 
   fileWrite(file2,tab2): 
   fileClose(file1); 
   fileClose(file2); 
end; 
addEventHandler("onResourceStop",resourceRoot,onStop); 

first file is properly written data to and closed but the other file is running into issues

and everything in that function is defined

so what does this error mean? how do i fix it?

[John Smith]

can anyone help me.. please?

c:

[Olle Risk]

Lua won't enforce ; (semicolon) at the end of each line like other languages, and in your file you have : (regular colon) after the two write lines, at that runs upon resource stop you won't notice that the script crashes and stops running directly after the first file is written. Remove all the ; and : at the end of the lines and try it, that should work.

[John Smith]

haha lmao i didn't notice that it was : instead of ; (my notepad++ font makes : and ; look almost the same so didn't see it) , thanks

and yes semicolon cant be at each of every line but it can be after function calls,ends, and variables and in tables