main.lua
dofile("example.lua")
example.lua
print "Hello World"
results in:
Hello World
lua: main.lua:1: attempt to call a nil value
stack traceback:
main.lua:1: in main chunk
[C]: in ?
But I don't understand why?
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How are you executing `main.lua`? – hjpotter92 Jul 06 '16 at 13:07
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prompt> lua main.lua – nick_sheen Jul 06 '16 at 13:31
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3Probably, you have something else in `example.lua` or `main.lua`: `(...)` or `{...}` or `"..."` on its second line? – Egor Skriptunoff Jul 06 '16 at 14:00
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Add `return print` at the end of `example.lua` to test @Egor's hypothesis. – lhf Jul 06 '16 at 16:20
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1[Cannot replicate](https://gfycat.com/PoorExcellentAnole), Lua 5.3.3. Please ensure you are providing us with accurate details. – Oka Jul 06 '16 at 16:25
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Thanks @Egor, i thought the other lines in main.lua are unimportant because of the traceback – nick_sheen Jul 07 '16 at 07:22