What's wrong with this?

[skyraker]

function ABT.initBookTrack(code, addOnName)
    if (addOnName == "BookTracker") then
        SLASH_COMMANDS["/mybooks"] = ABT.showBookWindow
    end
end
 
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("bookTrack", EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED , ABT.initBookTrack)

The slash command is not being added. Yes, ABT.initBookTrack is defined. Yes, BookTracker is the title of the addon in my txt file.

[ins]

Try putting it (SLASH_COMMANDS["/mybooks"] = ABT.showBookWindow) outside the function.

[Xrystal]

Is ABT.showBookWindow defined as a function. The slash command line tries to run a function that processes the command line for options and allows you to test for them.

The WIKI page has a section on how to make slash commands work. I added some extra stuff to it for multiple options.

[skyraker]

Originally Posted by ins Try putting it (SLASH_COMMANDS["/mybooks"] = ABT.showBookWindow) outside the function.

Originally Posted by Xrystal Is ABT.showBookWindow defined as a function. The slash command line tries to run a function that processes the command line for options and allows you to test for them. The WIKI page has a section on how to make slash commands work. I added some extra stuff to it for multiple options.

Putting it outside functions works, but it defeats the purpose of putting it in after the addon is verified.

Yes, ABT.showBookWindow is defined.

I think it has to do with the Event call, because nothing I put in the conditional seems to work.

[Xrystal]

Hmm, try a regular function name rather than one inside ABT table. I always used to have problems calling functions within a table within a function call for some reason. Other than that difference your code is almost identical to my own. The only other difference is I use the first parameter in the event registration as the name of the addon but I think it only needs to be unique rather than a specific name.

Try this variation and see if it works. If it does then hopefully one of the Lua experts can explain why your way doesn't work, cos I have no idea why.

local function AddonLoaded(code, addOnName)
    if (addOnName == "BookTracker") then
        SLASH_COMMANDS["/mybooks"] = ABT.showBookWindow
    end
end
 
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("bookTrack", EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED , AddonLoaded)

[skyraker]

No, sadly. Making it a function outside ABT didn't work.