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Dark Dragon
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Posted: 27th May 2010 03:46
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Hey,

DD here. I wish to ask a couple questions.

1): Is it possible to execute a .dba file from a DbPro program? As in, lets say I have a prog called prog.exe, and a dba file called "mycommands.dba". Is it possible to have :



It is my understanding that the Execute File command will open only executables..... and the help file says:

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"Passing a document, rather than an executable as the filename will cause the document to be opened." "




and 2): This method would be somthing like scripting for DBpro.....But I also have a Lua Plugin for scripting......But when I try to run my scripts(They run in a Lua compiler...) they crash. Why?





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Just in case you are wondering, i'll post my stuff() on your thread......i'll edit, because there is no need for me to post my code here now....

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Brendy boy
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Posted: 27th May 2010 03:57
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Quote: "Is it possible to execute a .dba file from a DbPro program?"

No

Quote: ".But I also have a Lua Plugin for scripting......But when I try to run my scripts(They run in a Lua compiler...) they crash. Why?"

They obviously have errors. Post them here and someone will help you find them.

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Dark Dragon
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Posted: 27th May 2010 04:15
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k.......here's the script. Remember that there's no Media being loaded here, just vars and arrays being declared.






Thats all I wanna declare for now(using lua at least)........


Quote: "Quote: "Is it possible to execute a .dba file from a DbPro program?"
No"



Really? That kinnda sucks. Big time.....

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Brendy boy
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Posted: 27th May 2010 04:33 Edited at: 27th May 2010 04:34
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Have you tried commenting each line in the script to find out which line causes the problem? Which lua plugin do you use? (there are 3 of them)

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Posted: 27th May 2010 04:44 Edited at: 27th May 2010 04:45
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I'm using Barnski's Free Lua Plugin.

Quote: "Have you tried commenting each line in the script to find out which line causes the problem?"


And Yes,I've tried this in my Lua compiler and in DB.....to no avail....Although its just some variables......

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Posted: 27th May 2010 09:00
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I`m not familiar with Lua at all but is it possible to have some error like wrong name of some variable like this one:


Which lack a letter in the end, "t".It may be on purpose but i noticed that "Select" is written right.If it`s just that simple using few variables it must be wrong names or wrong setup.

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Posted: 27th May 2010 09:12
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Quote: "Really? That kinnda sucks. Big time....."

Not really, DBPro is a compiled language, of course a source file won't wont work because it hasn't been compiled into the EXE or linked with the libraries.

As for your LUA, have you tried any example programs which came with the plgin? (I'm sure there's at least one) That'll let you know if the error's with your code, or the plugin itself.

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Posted: 27th May 2010 23:19
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I tried to run the script, it works without crashing. What code do you use for running the script?

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Posted: 28th May 2010 03:47
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Quote: " What code do you use for running the script?"






...........Is what i Was doing,


but, this thread can just about die, I've figured out how to accomplish what I need using Just DB code, no Lua........

Thanks for your help tho, I do appreciate it....!

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