Custom Script issue from PC to Mac (NOT IOS)

Hi all,

I'm trying to build a for a Mac that will allow me to collect some data on each mouse click. The script I have (JavaScript) exports the value of a vector and writes it to a text file.

This all works fine on a Windows 7 (which is also the OS I'm using for the Unity Editor), but when I try to build it for a Mac, I get a NullReferenceException for an object that I'm trying to change. (It's a GUIText Object that calls a random element from a list, the name of a building, and displays it). The default GuiText is all that displays when I run it on a Mac. Everything else works fine, so I'm guessing it's just an issue with the script.

I don't have a Unity Editor for the Mac, is there any way to debug it in Windows? Also, I'm pretty sure I DON'T need to use #pragma strict, as this is a standalone build, not an iOS build. But someone correct me if I'm wrong?

I'm happy to post the full code if that'll help.

EDIT:

It appears like it might be a #pragma strict problem after all. I think this is the line of code I need to alter:

 GetComponent(CharacterController).transform.position = diamonds[startLandmarkIndex].transform.position;

diamonds, startLandmarkIndex are both declared (Array and int, respectively). And it's throwing a BCE0019: 'transform' is not a member of 'Object'.

The rest of the code:

 #pragma strict
 
 import System;
 import System.IO;
 
 var diamonds = List.<GameObject>();
 var names = List.<String>();
 var pointingDiamondIndex : int;
 var facingDiamondIndex : int;
 var targetBuildingIndex : int;
 var targetBuildingIndicesRemaining : Array;
 var targetBuildingIndicesRemainingIndex : int;
 var pointingPromptObject : GameObject;
 var waitingForClick : String;
 var mainCamera : Camera;
 var screenRay : Ray;
 var currentPosition : Vector3;
 var facingDiamondPosition : Vector3;
 var pointingAngle : float;
 static var dataDirectory : DirectoryInfo;
 
 
 function Start() {
 
     //load file-location
     dataDirectory = new DirectoryInfo("C:");
     WriteFile("out.txt","pointingDiamondIndex facingDiamondIndex targetBuildingIndex pointingAngle\n");
     pointingPromptObject = GameObject.Find("PointingPrompt");
     mainCamera = Camera.main;
 
     // populate arrays
     diamonds.Add(GameObject.Find("Batty diamond"));
     names.Add("Batty House");
     diamonds.Add(GameObject.Find("Lynch diamond"));
     names.Add("Lynch Station");
     diamonds.Add(GameObject.Find("Harvey diamond"));
     names.Add("Harvey House");
     diamonds.Add(GameObject.Find("Golledge diamond"));
     names.Add("Golledge Hall");
     diamonds.Add(GameObject.Find("Sauer diamond"));
     names.Add("Sauer Center");
     diamonds.Add(GameObject.Find("Tobler diamond"));
     names.Add("Tobler Museum");
     
     startPointingSet(0);
 }
 
 function startPointingSet(startLandmarkIndex:int) {
     if (startLandmarkIndex <= 5) {
         pointingDiamondIndex = startLandmarkIndex;
         var cc : CharacterController = GetComponent(CharacterController) as CharacterController;
         // move to diamond
         GetComponent(CharacterController).transform.position = diamonds[startLandmarkIndex].transform.position;
         
         if (startLandmarkIndex == 0) facingDiamondIndex = 1;
         else if (startLandmarkIndex == 1) facingDiamondIndex = 2;
         else if (startLandmarkIndex == 2) facingDiamondIndex = 1;
         else if (startLandmarkIndex == 3) facingDiamondIndex = 4;
         else if (startLandmarkIndex == 4) facingDiamondIndex = 5;
         else if (startLandmarkIndex == 5) facingDiamondIndex = 4;
 
         
         targetBuildingIndicesRemaining = [0,1,2,3,4,5];
         targetBuildingIndicesRemaining.RemoveAt(startLandmarkIndex);
         Debug.Log("startPointingSet() targetBuildingIndicesRemaining: " + targetBuildingIndicesRemaining.join(","));
         targetBuildingIndicesRemaining = shuffle(targetBuildingIndicesRemaining);
         
         showPointingQuestion();
     }
     else {
         // all done -- return to browser
         Debug.Log("all done -- return to browser");
         Application.ExternalCall("doneWithPointing");
     }
 }
 
 function showPointingQuestion() {
     if (targetBuildingIndicesRemaining.length > 0) {
         targetBuildingIndex = targetBuildingIndicesRemaining[0];
         // show instructions
         pointingPromptObject.guiText.text = "Point to " + names[targetBuildingIndex];    
     }
     else {
         startPointingSet(pointingDiamondIndex + 1);
     }
 }
 
 function Update() {
     screenRay = mainCamera.ScreenPointToRay(Vector3((mainCamera.pixelWidth / 2), (mainCamera.pixelHeight / 2), 0));
     Debug.DrawRay(screenRay.origin, screenRay.direction * 2000, Color.red);
     Debug.DrawLine(screenRay.origin, diamonds[facingDiamondIndex].transform.position, Color.blue);
         if (Input.GetKey ("escape")) {
         Application.Quit();
     }
     
 }
 
 function OnGUI() {
     if (Input.GetButton ("Fire1")) {
             if(targetBuildingIndicesRemaining.Count>0){
                 targetBuildingIndicesRemaining.RemoveAt(0);
                 Debug.Log("OnGUI() targetBuildingIndicesRemaining: " + targetBuildingIndicesRemaining.join(","));
                         
                 screenRay = mainCamera.ScreenPointToRay(Vector3((mainCamera.pixelWidth / 2), (mainCamera.pixelHeight / 2), 0));
                 currentPosition = GetComponent(CharacterController).transform.position;
                 facingDiamondPosition = diamonds[facingDiamondIndex].transform.position;
                 pointingAngle = Vector3.Angle((facingDiamondPosition-currentPosition), screenRay.direction);
                 Debug.Log("pointing angle: " + pointingAngle);
                 
                 // send pointing angle to the browser
                 Application.ExternalCall("recordPointingQuestion", pointingDiamondIndex, facingDiamondIndex, targetBuildingIndex, pointingAngle);
                 
                 
                 WriteFile("out.txt",pointingDiamondIndex+" "+ facingDiamondIndex+" "+targetBuildingIndex+" "+pointingAngle+"\n");
                 
                 
                 
                 Input.ResetInputAxes(); // we don't want this repeated multiple times
     
                 showPointingQuestion();
             } else{
                 Application.Quit();
             }
     }
 }
 
 //new function for saving into file on disk
 static public function WriteFile(fileName : String, data : String) {
     var writer : StreamWriter;
     var t : FileInfo = new FileInfo(dataDirectory.FullName + '/' + fileName);
     writer = t.AppendText(); 
     writer.Write(data); 
     writer.Close();    
 }
 
 function shuffle(array : Array) {
     var temp : int;
     
     for (var i : int = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
         temp = array[i];
         var swapIndex :  int = UnityEngine.Random.Range(0, array.length - 1);
         array[i] = array[swapIndex];
         array[swapIndex] = temp;
     }
     return array;
 }