Get a table from a .txt file

[Overkillz]

Hey dear community,

Im just looking for a way if I can get a table with a lot of values to add it on an script

I don't know if you understand me, then I will explain it better.

-- TXT Files (test.txt)

thisIsMyTable = {"value1","value2","value3","value4","value5"}

otherTable = {"value1","value2","value3","value4","value5"}

later I would like to load it on my script

  
local variableScript = {} 
local otherVariableScript = {} 
  
function getTheVariables(table1,table2) 
    if table1 then 
        variableScript = table1 
    end 
    if table2 then 
        otherVariableScript = table2 
    end 
end 
  

Thanks for reading.

Regards.

[Simple0x47]

You could get the content of a .txt file with the io library. But I just don't get why you're trying to do it like that when there are more simplified ways to do it.

[Overkillz]

io library ? I have never heard about this, could you give me more details about it ?

Thanks

[Captain Cody]

Well you can just rename the TXT file to a lua file and load it from there. Or use XML functions in the TXT file

[IIYAMA]

local myContent = {

thisIsMyTable = {"value1","value2","value3","value4","value5"},

otherTable = {"value1","value2","value3","value4","value5"}

}

Read it and loadstring. As simple as that.

Yet, why aren't you just use a lua file? And more important, what is the endresult?

Or use only XML, which is in my opinion much more flexible and easy to use.

[Overkillz]

Yeah, I think im dumb today. Since I sleep few hours I couldn't get this on my mind haha.

Thanks for it guys,

Regards.