PROBLEM TO CALL EXTERNAL FUNCTION

[rinoa79]

Hi,
I have created my personal function and I put it into Celestia directory but when I try to call it by a script Celestia tell me that It doesn't exist.

P.S.:I wrote at the beginning of the script

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celestia:requestsystemaccess()
wait(0.0)

Can somebody tell me where is my mistake?
Thx in advance!

[selden]

The default directory that Lua uses
to look for Lua files is the directory of the executable file,
i.e., celestia.exe.

One can define a different path in the celx script using:
package.path = "mypath/?.lua;"

So just add the following line at the beginning of your script
to tell Lua to look for Lua files in the directory of your script:
package.path = celestia:getscriptpath().."/../?.lua;"

[rinoa79]

The default directory that Lua uses
to look for Lua files is the directory of the executable file,
i.e., celestia.exe.

One can define a different path in the celx script using:
package.path = "mypath/?.lua;"

So just add the following line at the beginning of your script
to tell Lua to look for Lua files in the directory of your script:
package.path = celestia:getscriptpath().."/../?.lua;"

Sorry if you still disturbing, but I can not make it work!
Celestia tell me that there is some problem with requestsystemaccess().
I added at the beginning of my script:

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package.path = celestia:getscriptpath("C:Program\Celestia\myfunction.lua;")

Is it right if I write like that?
Sorry both are a little raw ...
thanks for all your help!

[Vincent]

I have created my personal function and I put it into Celestia directory but when I try to call it by a script Celestia tell me that It doesn't exist.

If the Lua file that contains your function is placed in the Celestia base folder, you shouldn't need to
define a different path using package.path. Lua just looks by default in the Celestia base directory
to find lua required files. So the problem must comes from somewhere else -- I would bet on a wrong require call.

Also, it would be quite helpful if you could provide your celx and lua files for testing.

[rinoa79]

I solved my problem by putting the beginning of the file after requiresystemaccess

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dofile ("filename")

Thanks for your help!