Execute the script from remote .lua file

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Execute the script from remote .lua file - buuuudzik - 11.08.2017

Hello,

do you know if there is a possibility to download the .lua file from remote localization and execute it on LM? Such possibility could be helpful for service purpose.

RE: Execute the script from remote .lua file - admin - 11.08.2017

You can load source via HTTP request, then execute it like this (data variable must contain valid Lua code):

Code:
fn = loadstring(data)

fn()

RE: Execute the script from remote .lua file - buuuudzik - 11.08.2017

Very powerfull tool Wink

RE: Execute the script from remote .lua file - Thomas - 11.08.2017

This is wonderfull! Now I can load a lua table from object comment.

RE: Execute the script from remote .lua file - nhieulk - 15.08.2017

How to load? Can you help me? detail.

Thank you so much
Big Grin

RE: Execute the script from remote .lua file - buuuudzik - 15.08.2017

(15.08.2017, 09:33)nhieulk Wrote: How to load? Can you help me? detail.

Thank you so much

E.g. like below:

Code:
data = socket.http.request('http://scripts.com/script1.lua')

fn = loadstring(data)

fn()