Lua Shared config file

[Sun]

Is there a way in lua to take info from a separate file?
I've got several scripts that have the same config and it's a pain to change things since I need to change it in several files.

 

[Emky]

if you want to take info from config file, maby try this

getConfigValue(key)

 

[Marcelo Druida]

dofile('data/...')

if you want to take info from config file, maby try this

getConfigValue(key)

it would get only the existings config.lua's variables

 

[Sun]

dofile('data/...')

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks ^^

If anybody comes by looking for the same thing,
have in mind that local values can't be read by dofile.
For example:
local test = 333 -- will be ignored by dofile since it's a local value
test = 333 -- will return 333 by calling test using dofile as it's a global value

Example of how to use:

we have a movement script named a.lua

shared = 3381

function onStepIn(cid, pos, fromPosition, toPosition)
    dosomething
    return true
end

and a talkaction named b.lua

<talkaction words="!b" script="b.lua"/>

dofile("data/movements/scripts/a.lua")

function onSay(cid, param, words, channel)
    doCreatureSay(cid, '' .. shared .. '', 19, false, cid)
    return true
end

now when we write !b it will say 3381 in orange text

 

[Stellow]

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks ^^

If anybody comes by looking for the same thing,
have in mind that local values can't be read by dofile.
For example:
local test = 333 -- will be ignored by dofile since it's a local value
test = 333 -- will return 333 by calling test using dofile as it's a global value

Example of how to use:

we have a movement script named a.lua

shared = 3381

function onStepIn(cid, pos, fromPosition, toPosition)
    dosomething
    return true
end

and a talkaction named b.lua

<talkaction words="!b" script="b.lua"/>

dofile("data/movements/scripts/a.lua")

function onSay(cid, param, words, channel)
    doCreatureSay(cid, '' .. shared .. '', 19, false, cid)
    return true
end

now when we write !b it will say 3381 in orange text

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