openChannel

--//Variables (this is a program to open the modem's chanel)
local args = {...}
local modemLocation = assert(args[1], "Usage: openChannel <Modem Location (Front/Back/Top/Bottom)> <Port#>")
local channel = assert(tonumber(args[2]), "Usage: openChannel <Modem> <A number between 0 & 65535>")

--//Start of program
if channel >= 0 and channel <= 65535 then
    modem = peripheral.wrap(modemLocation)
    modem.open(channel)
    if modem.isOpen(channel) then
        print("The modem is now ready to operate in the selected channel:" ..channel ..".")
        print("")
    end
    return modem
else
    print("The channel must be a number between 0 & 65535")
    print("The modem was not setup correctly, please try again")
    return nil
end