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Mojimi
Mojimi

Reputation: 3171

Launch/Execute a file using lua?

I am creating a lua script that makes creating scripts for a game easier, I would like to, after creating the desired file.lua, for windows to execute and open that file.

Is it possible?

Ok, what i need is to os.execute() a lua file and open it in windows using the default .lua reader.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1416

Answers (1)

Paul Kulchenko
Paul Kulchenko

Reputation: 26794

os.execute('filename.lua') should open the file in the default application registered for .lua extension. The first value returned will be true if successful. It will keep the console window open though; if you want to avoid it, use something like this instead:

os.execute('start "" filename.lua')

Upvotes: 3

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