function autoload_init(e)
	slotnumber = 99
	-- load game data
	successful = 0
	local file = assert(io.open("savegames\\gameslot" .. slotnumber .. ".dat", "r"))
	if file ~= nil then
		-- get game data
		strField = file:read()

		while strField ~= nil do -- get each data item  optimised (0.01.09)
			if string.find(strField,"{}$") == nil and string.find(strField, "=") then -- crashes  if {} ?  and need  = so skip
				strsub = string.match(strField,"%w-%[(%d%d-)%]") -- new approach (0.01.09)
				if strsub then
					i = tonumber(strsub) 
					if (string.sub(strField,1,8) == "g_Entity") or (string.sub(strField,1,16) == "radarObjectives[") then
						ldvar = nil
					else
						ldvar = load(strField)
					end
				else
					if string.sub(strField,1,16) == "g_objectiveCount" then
						ldvar = nil
					else 
						ldvar = load(strField) -- no numerc subscript
					end 
				end
				if ldvar and type(ldvar) == "function" then ldvar() end -- skip bad lines as bad lines crash gg also check for bug reported in 2002 re incorrect type returned from load

			end
			strField = file:read()
		end
		-- end of file
		file:close()
	end

	return successful --successful = 1 success set in file
end

function autoload_main(e)

end