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Posted: 10th Apr 2015 17:55

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I need to create my own myglobal.lua. I understand that the script must be called (loaded) using the Require command.

I'm assuming that this command is placed in global.lua...correct??

If so, where in global.lua is it placed? Inside _init cycle or before _init with the other variable declarations????

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Posted: 10th Apr 2015 18:24

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there isnt any init(e) or anything in the global file, it's just a bunch of functions and variables
you can place it anywhere

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Posted: 10th Apr 2015 22:01

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Thanks smallg

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Posted: 15th Apr 2015 20:44

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OK, so I added this to global.lua

require("myglobal")

When it ran I got a long error indicating that I was missing a DDL named myglobal ?????

What is the proper syntax ?
Does this structure work during test game mode ?

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the correct syntax looks like this
package.path = "scriptbank/?.lua;"
require "myglobal"

you can apparently also use the below within the init function of a specific script
Include ("ai_cover.lua")

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Posted: 16th Apr 2015 00:14 Edited at: 16th Apr 2015 00:15

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I simply use an object placed at the start with Always Active tied to my "fragjack" (global) script pretty similar to what smallg is saying above.

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function fragjack_init(e)
  
  -- load and setup compass script
  compass_scr="stories\\fragjack\\compass.lua"
  Include (compass_scr)
  defn_Compass()
  compass_active=1  -- on by default
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. etc...
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Posted: 11th May 2015 23:28

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So is this correct?

place this ....

require "myglobal"

anywhere into the global.lua

and I then make a file called myglobal,lua in the scriptbank.

and every time the global.lua is upgraded you only have to replace the

require "myglobal"

back into global.lua

So on startup global.lua is read and then myglobal.lua is read to setup the commands...

I may be old, but at least my memory still ....hmmm

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