How to run a lua file

[TheJebForge]

I was searching it in wiki, but didn't found it. How do I run other lua file?

[eqnox]

im assuming you want to know how to take the folder that houses all of your lua files and run them in love. you just drag the folder into the love application icon on your desktop.

[arampl]

I was searching it in wiki, but didn't found it.

Because it's not question about LÖVE. It's question about Lua.

How do I run other lua file?

Read PIL ("Programming in Lua" book). Read about "dofile", "loadstring", "require".

And if you want to run other .love file then you can "os.execute("love.exe other.love")" for example.

[NickRock]

-On windows-
If you have lua installed you can just open a command prompt go to the directory you have the lua file

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cd Desktop

for example (if it's on desktop)
and then type

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lua main.lua

I don't know how to run lua programs in other operating systems because I only use Windows

I hope I that makes sense

[T-Bone]

I'm pretty sure what OP is needing is just require. Say you have a file called "somescript.lua" in the same folder as "main.lua". Then somewhere in main.lua, you can call

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require "somescript"

And it will load and run the other script.

[TheJebForge]

I want to run other love script. Like options... Or actual game... Sorry for not accurate post.

[rmcode]

Put something like this in a separate file:

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local Foo = {};

function Foo.someFunction()
    ...
end

return Foo;

and then in your main file:

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local Foo = require("Foo");

-- Call function from other module.
Foo.someFunction();

Also if you want to do options and stuff like that you should read about state managing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_management
http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questi ... screen-etc

You can find some Libraries for LÖVE if you search the wiki and the forums. I usually use my own https://github.com/rm-code/screenmanager for different screens like main menu, game and options.

[TheJebForge]

Put something like this in a separate file:

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local Foo = {};

function Foo.someFunction()
    ...
end

return Foo;

and then in your main file:

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local Foo = require("Foo");

-- Call function from other module.
Foo.someFunction();

Also if you want to do options and stuff like that you should read about state managing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_management
http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questi ... screen-etc

You can find some Libraries for LÖVE if you search the wiki and the forums. I usually use my own https://github.com/rm-code/screenmanager for different screens like main menu, game and options.

Ok, I'll try to do so. thx