attempt to call global 'getDirectionTo' <a nil value> stack traceback

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attempt to call global 'getDirectionTo' <a nil value> stack traceback: gateofexp_closed.lua:43: in gateofexp_closed.lua:5

gateofexp_closed.lua

function onUse(cid, item, frompos, item2, topos)
local isLevelDoor = (item.actionid >= 1001 and item.actionid <= 1999)
local isVocationDoor = (item.actionid >= 2001 and item.actionid <= 2008)

if not(isLevelDoor or isVocationDoor) then
    -- Make it a normal door
    doTransformItem(item.uid, item.itemid+1)
    return true
end

local canEnter = true
if(isLevelDoor and getPlayerLevel(cid) < 开发者_如何学JAVA(item.actionid-1000)) then
    canEnter = false
end

if(isVocationDoor) then
    local doorVoc = item.actionid-2000
    if (doorVoc == 1 and not(isSorcerer(cid))) or
       (doorVoc == 2 and not(isDruid(cid)))   or
       (doorVoc == 3 and not(isPaladin(cid))) or
       (doorVoc == 4 and not(isKnight(cid)))  or
       (doorVoc ~= getPlayerVocation(cid))     then
        canEnter = false
    end
end

if(not canEnter and getPlayerAccess(cid) == 0) then
    doPlayerSendTextMessage(cid, MESSAGE_INFO_DESCR, "Only the worthy may pass.")
    return true
end


doTransformItem(item.uid, item.itemid+1)
local canGo = (queryTileAddThing(cid, frompos, bit.bor(2, 4)) == RETURNVALUE_NOERROR) --Veryfies if the player can go, ignoring blocking things
if not(canGo) then
    return false
end

local dir = getDirectionTo(getPlayerPosition(cid), frompos)
doMoveCreature(cid, dir)
return true
end

getDirectionTo is not defined when that code is run. This is what the message means. I don't know why this happens, of course.