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| Posted by
| Rynok
USA (25 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Fri 14 Jul 2006 02:50 AM (UTC) Amended on Fri 14 Jul 2006 04:34 AM (UTC) by Rynok
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| Message
| Alright, my original goal has been accomplished by changing my alias up a bit. I really like it now that I got it working, and it works great.
I was trying to use the file accessing with Lua so that I can read and write to a file for my different variables (to avoid read/write to MushClient variables).
Error:
[string "Script file"]:120: attempt to index global `io' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
[string "Script file"]:120: in function `ReadFile'
[string "Command line"]:1: in main chunk
Code: (I copyed it from another place, forgot where now)
function ReadFile()
do
local f = assert (io.open ("test.txt", "r"))
local t = f:read ("*all") -- read file in
f:close ()
Send (t) -- send to MUD
end
end | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Nick Gammon
Australia (23,133 posts) Bio
Forum Administrator |
| Date
| Reply #1 on Fri 14 Jul 2006 06:16 AM (UTC) |
| Message
| In the global preferences there is a Lua "sandbox" which is designed to stop dangerous operations. Misuse of the io library could be used to introduce viruses and other nasty things.
However if you trust the scripts that run you can find the line:
io = nil -- no disk IO
and comment it out like this:
-- io = nil -- no disk IO
Another approach to saving data is to use a plugin which saves its state. Then you simply put data into a MUSHclient variable and those variables will be automatically saved and loaded next time you run that plugin. See:
http://www.gammon.com.au/scripts/doc.php?function=GetVariable
http://www.gammon.com.au/scripts/doc.php?function=SetVariable
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- Nick Gammon
www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Rynok
USA (25 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Reply #2 on Fri 14 Jul 2006 11:58 AM (UTC) |
| Message
| | Thanks for the help. I'll take a look and try to comment it out and see if that works. The reason I opted for the "io" stuff instead of the GetVariable was so I wouldn't have to save the Mud everytime I played (due to changing variables during play). With the IO it would be saved and the script would never change and the "world" file itself would never change so it would be a little bit less of a hassle I was thinking. | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Nick Gammon
Australia (23,133 posts) Bio
Forum Administrator |
| Date
| Reply #3 on Fri 14 Jul 2006 11:26 PM (UTC) |
| Message
| | If you shift the stuff into a plugin you don't save the world either, the plugin quietly saves its state when it is closed, and reloads it next time. |
- Nick Gammon
www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Tsunami
USA (204 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Reply #4 on Wed 26 Jul 2006 11:37 PM (UTC) |
| Message
| A quick and dirty serialization function I use in my plugins to save arrays in MUSHclient variables. Simply use a la:
world.SetVariable('Test',serialize(this_is_a_table))
and
this_is_a_table = unserialize(world.GetVariable('Test'))
function serialize(var)
if(type(var) == 'table') then
local output = 't{'
for index,value in pairs(var) do
output = output .. serialize(index) .. '|' .. serialize(value) .. ';'
end
return output .. '}'
elseif(type(var) == 'number') then
return 'n{' .. var .. '}'
elseif(type(var) == 'string') then
return 's{' .. var .. '}'
elseif(type(var) == 'boolean') then
return 'b{' .. (var and 'true' or 'false') .. '}'
end
return ''
end
function unserialize(var)
if(var == nil or var == '') then
return nil
end
local var_type = string.sub(var,1,1)
if(var_type == 'b') then
return (string.sub(var,3,-2) == 'true')
elseif(var_type == 's') then
return string.sub(var,3,-2)
elseif(var_type == 'n') then
return tonumber(string.sub(var,3,-2))
elseif(var_type == 't') then
local table = {}
local t = utils.split(string.sub(var,3,-2),';')
for _,tmp in pairs(t) do
local p = utils.split(tmp,'|',2)
if(p[1] and p[2]) then
table[unserialize(p[1])] = unserialize(p[2])
end
end
return table
end
return nil
end
Hope that helps you if you decide to use a plugin. | | Top |
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