I am getting : Start (1) + length (1) - 1 exceeds text length (0). I dont understand what i am doing wrong

[Abhinith_1605]

i have uploaded the part where i think the error is occurring and the function I used there

[Taifun]

The error message is trying to tell you, that you can't use the segment block for empty strings

use Do it to debug your blocks, see also tip 4 here App Inventor: How to Learn | Pura Vida Apps
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Taifun

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[Abhinith_1605]

i see, but i am not able to use Do It

[Abhinith_1605]

could you suggest a fix to the problem, for example what I should change

[Taifun]

@Abhinith_1605

but i am not able to use Do It

Connect the companion app and you will be able to Do it. . See again the links...

@Abhinith_1605

could you suggest a fix to the problem

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[Abhinith_1605]

would it be possible if i linked my abb file?

[Spicy_Topics]

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[ABG]

Export your .aia file and upload it here.

[Abhinith_1605]

Test_1_Puzzle.aia (373.5 KB)

Please only take a look at screen3 , I don't mind taking a look at other screens but they arent complete.

Sorry when I posted the question it was 2 am or 3 am i was staying awake late to finish it. I felt sleepy and slept.

[Abhinith_1605]

Ik i am posting it again but i am in a state of urgency, and I apologize in advance.

Test_1_Puzzle.aia (373.5 KB)

I have uploaded the aia file please look into it , please only look into screen 3 the rest of the app isn't complete yet.

I have to get this completed in a few h hours at most.

[Gordon_Lu]

Please do not post duplicate topics. This makes the topic unclean, even if you are in emergency. But I understand your situation, I am looking into the AIA.

[Abhinith_1605]

yes i understand and i am really sorry but need it finish this up within the next few hours.

Thank you so much for trying to help me btw

[Abhinith_1605]

have you found out what is wrong with that block?

[TIMAI2]

Your problem is in here:

You may want to look here at some Wordle code examples

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This week the US news networks have been reporting on a free web game by Josh Wardle called Wordle, similar to Jotto, developed as a personal project and open for all. His variation has: one chance to play per day every one shares the same daily word words have exactly 5 letters you get six guesses You are told which letters match in place (green), which letters match out of place (yellow) which letters don't match anywhere (dark grey). I decided to try to replicate his app in AI2 under t…

[Abhinith_1605]

i was able to fix that part with the help of another person, I am running into another error now ( fix was just to put callings into a if condition where list not equal to empty string )

[TIMAI2]

@Abhinith_1605

I am running into another error now

and that error is ?

[Abhinith_1605]

Select list item: Attempt to get item number 98 of a list of length 5: [com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.TextBox@a848037, com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.TextBox@a23c30d, com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.TextBox@816e8d3, com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.TextBox@8d68309, com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.TextBox@c5d3f2f]

[Abhinith_1605]

have you looked into it ?

[TIMAI2]

The answer is in your error message, first line

[Abhinith_1605]

yes, i understand that but could you suggest a fix? because I cant come to understand what I did wrong there.