View difference between Paste ID: AJkQGB3B and rpL5EmBv

 function load(name)
 	local file = fs.open(name, "r");
-	if file ~= nil then return {} end
+	if file ~= nil then
 		local data = file.readAll();
 		file.close();
 		return textutils.unserialize(data);
 	end
 end
 
 hasMon = false;
 list = load("todoList");
 i = 1;
 len = 0;
 if peripheral.isPresent("top") then
 	hasMon = true;
 	mon = peripheral.wrap("top");
 	print("Monitor was found!");
 	mon.clear();
 	mon.setCursorPos(1,1);
 end
 
 function save(table, name)
 	local file = fs.open(name, "w");
 	file.write(textutils.serialize(table));
 	file.close();
 end
 
 
 
 function nl()
 	if hasMon == true then
 	local x,y = mon.getCursorPos();
 	mon.setCursorPos(1, y+1);
 	end
 end
 
 function printm(str)
 	if type(str) ~= "string" then return end
 	mon.write(str);
 	nl();
 end
 
 function drawScreen()
 	if hasMon == true then
 		mon.setCursorPos(1,1);
 		mon.clear();
 		for j = 1,len do
 			printm(list[j]);
 		end
 	end
 end
 
 function add()
 	print("Enter your task: ");
 	listAns = read();
 	print("\n");
 	if type(listAns) == "string" then
 		list[i] = " - " .. listAns;
 		printm(list[i]);
 		i = i +1;
 		len = len +1;
 	end
 	save(list, "todoList");
 end
 
 function removeFromList(n)
 	table.remove(list, n);
 end
 
 function remove()
 	print("Which task would you like to remove?");
 	removeAns = read();
 	print("\n");
 	if type(removeAns) == "string" then
 		removeAns = tonumber(removeAns);
 		if removeAns <= len then
 			removeFromList(removeAns);
 		end
 	end
 	drawScreen();
 	save(list, "todoList");
 end
 
 function start()
 	while true do
 		print("What would you like to do?");
 		print(" - Type \"add\" to add an item");
 		print(" - Type \"remove\" to add an item");
 		print(" - Type \"quit\" to save and quit");
 		ans = read();
 		if type(ans) == "string" then
 			if ans == "add" then add() end
 			if ans == "remove" then remove() end
 			if ans == "quit" then
 				printm("Goodbye!");
 				os.shutdown();
 			end
 		end
 	end
 end
 
 start();