Garry's Mod can't even find the script I'm attempting to run

[Soldier]

I have a folder in addons named unit > lua. Theres 6 scripts in the lua folder

>c_to_f.lua
>f_to_c.lua
>mph_to_kmh.lua
>kmh_to_mph.lua
>print.lua
>string.lua

This is the output i get in the console every time i try to run lua_openscript f_to_c.lua
] lua_openscript f_to_c.lua
Running script f_to_c.lua...
Couldn't include file 'f_to_c.lua' (File not found) (<nowhere>)
Contents of the script I'm trying to run:

AddCSLuaFile("f_to_c.lua")

local f = math.random(160)
local c = (f - 32) * 5 / 9 print(f .." F")
print(c .." C")

I'm still new to scripting on Garry's Mod but I have some experience with Lua from coding on Roblox for so long.

[cptn.sheep]

I've only ever had this problem if I've added a new file system into addons without restarting the server, if you have done that i can only assume its because you're mixing up what your doing on client vs. server (why are you using 'AddCSLuaFile' ??)

[Soldier]

I honestly don't know why I'm adding "AddCSLuaFile"

And I have restarted the server when I have added new files to the folder, though it still doesn't fix anything.

[MrRalgoman]

If you're putting it in the addons folder your structure should look something like this.

addons\youraddonname\lua\autorun\client\my_cl_script.lua
addons\youraddonname\lua\autorun\server\my_sv_script.lua
addons\youraddonname\lua\autorun\my_sh_script.lua

[JustJosh]

Are you running "lua_openscript" on the server console or on your clients console ingame?

[Soldier]

Client console, ingame

[cptn.sheep]

you're mixing up client and server, you need to do the AddCSLuaFile on the server before you try to run it on client (add a lua file in autorun\server and add all your files with it), you should also be using the 'lua_openscript_cl' command on client (wouldn't recommend this [tho I've never tried doing this] ). watch the videos MrRalgoman posted and make the scripts auto run, then put your functions into a concommand function instead of separate lua files.

[Soldier]

Tried putting all the code in one script with "concommand.Add" inside of lua > autorun > client folder. It works but trying to run other scripts like this
hook.Add("HUDPaint", "DrawMyHud", function()
draw.RoundedBox(0,0,0,100,100,Color(0,255,255))
end)
will just error out when i try to run it on the client with lua_openscript_cl command.

I get this error whenever i try to execute a client script (with lua_openscript_cl)

] lua_openscript_cl hook.add
Running script hook.add...
Couldn't include file 'hook.add' (File not found) (<nowhere>)
[Proud American Medic Main|2|STEAM_0:0:26886042] Lua Error:
Couldn't include file 'hook.add' (File not found) (<nowhere>)

[cptn.sheep]

Lua run cl

[Spar]

Because the path is lua_openscript_cl autorun/client/hook.add.lua

[Soldier]

It works now, thanks.